Carbohydrates (AQA 3.1 Biological Molecules)
Materials to support teacher and student on the Carbohydrate subtopic of the Biological Molecules unit (AQA A Level Biology)
An overview of key points, worked examples and structural diagrams.
Originally created using Canva. Converted to PDF (included). Converted to PowerPoint Presentation (included).
Contents:
Introduction to biomolecules
Monomers and Polymers
α-glucose and β-glucose
Properties of monosaccharides
Condensation reactions
Hydrolysis reactions
Disaccharides
Properties of Polymers
Starch, Amylose, Amylopectin, Glycogen and Cellulose
Testing for reducing sugars
Testing for non-reducing sugars
Testing for Starch.