Topic Three (1.3): Biological Molecules

 Introduction

In this topic, you need to learn the building blocks of the different biological molecules: proteins are made up of amino acids, fats are made of glycogen and fatty acids and so on. You may find it useful to make a table that includes all of this information for your revision. You also need to be able to describe specific biochemical tests and the results you would expect for a positive and negative result.

The following key areas are covered in this topic:

  • Carbohydrates and How to Test for Them
  • Fats and How to Test for Them
  • Proteins and How to Test for Them

Topic Three is broken down into the following study sessions:

Session One (1.3.1): Carbohydrates

Session Two (1.3.2): Fats

Session Three (1.3.3): Proteins