AQA, Exam Questions Jenny Shipway AQA, Exam Questions Jenny Shipway

Another "Suggest" AQA exam question walk through

Example 2: Q3 Paper 2 2023

This next question is more complex, and there are two ‘suggest’ questions.

But first - I always recommend you don’t read the actual questions until you’ve looked at the background information, graph etc. Doing this will help you avoid getting overwhelmed and jumping to mistaken conclusions (which is very common in exam situations!).

So let’s keep the questions for later. First make sense of this:

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Carbohydrates, AQA, Resource List, Exam Questions Tom Whitburn Carbohydrates, AQA, Resource List, Exam Questions Tom Whitburn

Carbohydrates, lipids and Food tests - Resources to Test your understanding

Powerpoints, videos and animations, a self marking quiz on lipids and carbohydrates.

Some tips

  • Number the carbons and understand when and how a 1,4 glycosidic bond forms.

  • Why it matters that you can form a 6,1 bond in order to branch a polysaccharide.

  • Why does it matter that polysaccharides are insoluble and mono and di-saccharides are soluble.

  • What is the consequence of Beta glucose forming cellulose

  • Which molecules have a 5 carbon sugar in mammals ?

  • Can you explain why fatty acids are non-polar and what is the consequence for the formation of cell membranes

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