GCSE CORE PRACTICALS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS

GENERAL BIOLOGY I NVCC EXAM ONE
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⩥ monomers. Answer: building blocks of polymers


⩥ dehydration synthesis. Answer: a reaction that removes a molecule of
water as it bonds other molecules together


⩥ hydrolysis. Answer: a reaction that breaks a chemical bond by adding
a water molecule


⩥ carbohydrates. Answer: macromolecules that contain Cx(H2O)x


⩥ monasaccharides. Answer: monomers of carbohydrates


⩥ glucose. Answer: a monosaccharide, the main product of
photosynthesis
-fuel for cell respiration
-C6H12O6
-Ring vs open chain


⩥ starch. Answer: plant energy storage of glucose (kinda branched)

, ⩥ glycogen. Answer: animal energy storage of glucose (highly
branched)


⩥ cellulose. Answer: plant structural polymer of glucose
-long parallel running chains
-fiber
-paper, cotton, etc


⩥ chitin. Answer: animal/fungal structural polymer of glucose
-long chains (like cellulose)
-makes up exoskeletons & fungal cell walls


⩥ lipid. Answer: macromolecule which do not mix w water
-important in long-term energy storage
-2x as much energy as carbs
-neither large nor m+m+m+m= p


⩥ hydrophobic. Answer: water fearing
-non water-soluble


⩥ hydrophilic. Answer: water loving