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A-LevelBiologyBiological moleculesOct/Nov 2017Paper 1 Q71 Mark

A student carried out four tests for biological molecules on a sample of milk. The tests and their results were as follows. • Heating to 80 °C with Benedict's solution gave a brick red colour. • Adding Biuret solution gave a purple colour. • Adding iodine solution gave an orange colour. • Boiling with acid, followed by neutralisation, then heating to 80°C with Benedict's solution gave a brick red colour. Which biological molecules must be present in the milk? 1 non-reducing sugars, 2 protein, 3 reducing sugars, 4 starch

A1, 2 and 3
B1 and 2 only
C2 and 3 only
D3 and 4

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About This A-Level Biology Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology (9700) Oct/Nov 2017 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Biological molecules and is worth 1 mark.

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