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AS: Carbohydrates & Lipids

Carbohydrates & Lipids

AS Medium Priority 6 lessons

Lessons

The Biological Molecules

Carbohydrates, Osmosis, Calculate Percentage Change, Standard Form

AS LEVEL - PAPER 1 2018 - QUESTION 2

Mostly factual recall on the topic of carbohydrates with a tricky little calculation to end.

Walkthrough

Condensation & Hydrolysis Reactions

Inorganic Ions (Phosphate), Calculate Ratio, Adaptation

AS LEVEL - PAPER 2 2016 - QUESTION 5

A difficult Suggest question linking information in the graph to adaptations of the plant species. This is also a good example of a question on the uses of phosphate.

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Monosaccharides & Disaccharides

Carbohydrates, Osmosis, Calculate Percentage Change, Standard Form

AS LEVEL - PAPER 1 2018 - QUESTION 2

Mostly factual recall on the topic of carbohydrates with a tricky little calculation to end.

Walkthrough

Polymers of Carbohydrates

Polymers of Carbohydrates, Calculate Magnification, Microscopes

AS LEVEL - PAPER 2 2017 - QUESTION 1

It's likely that you will get a question on the polymers of carbohydrates and this is a very typical one on that topic. Make sure you can link the structure of the molecule to its function, as they are the most common questions.

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Triglycerides, Cholesterol, Prokaryotic Cells

AS LEVEL - PAPER 1 2015 - QUESTION 7

Some classic recall lipid questions. A trickier application question linking cell membrane flexibility to cell type.

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Phospholipids & Cholesterol

Triglycerides, Enzymes, Transport Across Membranes

AS LEVEL - PAPER 1 2016 - QUESTION 2

Classic question on lipids and phospholipids. Make sure you can do question 2.4 as this question comes up very often, but is usually worded differently each time.

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Topic Revision

Recording from previous live classes on this topic:

  •   Carbohydrates    PDF 
  •   Polymers of Carbohydrates    PDF 
  •   Lipids & Phospholipids    PDF 
  •   Biological Molecules Summary    PDF 

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