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3 - End of Chapter Questions Student: __________________________________________

1. For each of these carbohydrates, state:


i whether it is a monosaccharide, disaccharide or polysaccharide;
ii whether it is found in plants only, animals only or in both plants and animals;
iii one function.
a. Glucose
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b. Starch
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c. cellulose
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d. glycogen
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2. Name:
a. an element found in proteins but not in carbohydrates or lipids
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b. the small molecules that are linked together to form a protein molecule
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c. the reagent used for testing for reducing sugars


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d. the substance which the emulsion test detects


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e. the form in which carbohydrate is transported in a plant


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f. the term that describes all the chemical reactions taking place in an organism.
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3. Imagine that you have been given two colourless solutions.


Describe how you could find out which of them contains the greater concentration of reducing
sugar. You will need to think carefully about all the different variables that you would need to
keep constant.
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4. Copy and complete the table below. Do not write anything in the box that is shaded grey. [5]

Substance Carbohydrate, fat Elements it How to test for One function


or protein? contains it

Haemoglobin

Glucose

Cellulose

Starch

Enzyme

5. A sample of DNA was tested to find out which bases were present. It was found that 30% of
the bases in the DNA were T.
a. What percentage of the bases in the DNA would you expect to be A? Explain your answer.
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b. What percentage of the bases in the DNA would you expect to be C? Explain your answer.
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c. Explain why two organisms that have different sequences of bases in their DNA may look
different from each other.
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