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AQA A-level Biology paper 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+ large molecules often contain carbon. why? ✔✔they can readily form bonds with other carbon atoms. this forms a 'backbone'. other atom... s can then attach. describe benedicts test for reducing sugars ✔✔add equal volumes of the sugar sample and benedicts reagent. heat the mixture in a water bath for 5 minutes. brick red precipitate will form. what is a reducing sugar? ✔✔a sugar that can reduce (give electrons to) another chemical. describe the benedicts test for non reducing sugars ✔✔with food sample, add an equal volume of dilute hydrochloric acid in a test tube. place test tube in water bath for 5 mins. add sodium hydrogencarbonate solution. heat resulting solution with an equal volume of benedicts. solution for 5 minutes. turns orange/brown. what does dilute hydrochloric acid do in the benedicts test for non reducing sugars? ✔✔it hydrolyses any disaccharide into monosaccharides, thus also forming reducing sugars. describe the structure of starch ✔✔chains of alpha glucose some chains are branched= amylopetcin some chains are coiled= amylose what purpose does the structure of amylose serve? ✔✔makes the molecule compact so it is stored more easily. what purpose does the structure of amylopectin serve? ✔✔more surface area for enzymes to work on, thus glucose molecules can be released at a much quicker rate. how is the structure of starch suited to its function? ✔ [Show More]
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