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Proteins

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8 past-paper questions on Proteins

  • 9700/23 · May/June 20245 marks

    Describe the structure of a collagen molecule and the structure of a collagen fibre.

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  • 9700/23 · October/November 20244 marks

    Students investigated the composition of the cell wall of leaf cells of thale cress, Arabidopsis thaliana. The students began by…

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  • 9700/23 · May/June 20253 marks

    Suggest and explain how the protease produced by S. epidermidis cells prevents the growth of an S. aureus population on human…

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  • 9700/23 · May/June 20253 marks

    Descriptions of the structure of melittin are shown in Table 2.1. Complete Table 2.1 by writing the level of protein structure…

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  • 9700/22 · May/June 20253 marks

    One desirable feature of artificial blood products, such as artificial red blood cells, is that they should be economical to…

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  • 9700/22 · May/June 20252 marks

    Describe features of a haemoglobin molecule that are typical of a globular protein, other than having an approximately spherical…

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  • 9700/23 · May/June 20252 marks

    Complete the diagram of the structure of lysine in Fig. 2.1.

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  • 9700/23 · May/June 20242 marks

    Osteogenesis imperfecta is a disease that results from a deficiency in collagen. Suggest how a named tissue or structure is…

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