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🎓 IGCSE Biology - The Complete Course: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12989155 IGCSE Chemistry - The Complete Course: 🎓 Complete Teaching Resource (including past exam questions and mark schemes organised by chapter): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13280954 🎓 Student resource (PDF only): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13245244 🎓 All the videos (the complete library on Patreon): https://www.patreon.com/igbiocomplete ☕️ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ArthurJohnParker Cambridge IGCSE Biology (0610/0970) Chapter 4 - Biological molecules Topic 4.1 - Biological molecules For exams from 2025 (core and extended) As always this video follows the Cambridge syllabus exactly and contains absolutely everything you need to know for your final exam! My other channels: @igpecomplete - Cambridge IGCSE PE @ocrpecomplete - OCR GCSE PE Timestamps: 0:00 Contents 0:31 Biological molecules 0:59 Carbohydrates 1:34 Lipids 2:01 Proteins 2:35 Chemical tests 3:55 DNA (extended) Core content: - List the chemical elements that make up: carbohydrates, fats and proteins - State that large molecules are made from smaller molecules: (a) starch, glycogen and cellulose from glucose (b) proteins from amino acids (c) fats and oils from fatty acids and glycerol - Describe the use of: (a) iodine solution test for starch (b) Benedict’s solution test for reducing sugars (c) biuret test for proteins (d) ethanol emulsion test for fats and oils (e) DCPIP test for vitamin C Extended content: - Describe the structure of a DNA molecule: (a) two strands coiled together to form a double helix (b) each strand contains chemicals called bases (c) bonds between pairs of bases hold the strands together (d) the bases always pair up in the same way: A with T, and C with G
