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A-LevelBiologyBiological moleculesOct/Nov 2009Paper 1 Q131 Mark

Which features of collagen result in it having high tensile strength? 1 covalent bonds form between adjacent molecules 2 each three-stranded molecule is held together by hydrogen bonds 3 every third amino acid in the polypeptide is small 4 the primary structure is held together by peptide bonds

A1 and 2
B1, 2 and 3
C1, 3 and 4
D2, 3 and 4

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology (9700) Oct/Nov 2009 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Biological molecules and is worth 1 mark.

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