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Card 26

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Describe amylose.

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Card 27

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Describe amylopectin.

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Card 28

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Is starch soluble soluble in water? Does it affect water potential? Explain how this makes starch suitable for osmosis.

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Card 29

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Describe the iodine test for starch.

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Card 30

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Animal cells get energy from glucose. What do animals store excess glucose as?

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Card 31

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The structure of glycogen is very similar to amylopectin, apart from one key difference. Recall this difference. Explain the effect of this difference.

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Card 32

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Is glycogen spaced out or compact? Explain the effect of this quality.

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Card 33

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Describe cellulose.

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Card 34

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What type of bonding links cellulose chains together? What does this form and what properties does this give the cellulose chains?

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Card 35

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What are triglycerides?

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