Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · States of matter

States of matter — practice question

Proteins and deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, are two key polymers found in living organisms.
(a)[3]

Proteins have three ‘levels’ of bonding: primary, secondary and tertiary. Fill in the table to show which level of bonding is responsible for each of the following features: • formation of $\alpha$-helix • formation of disulfide bonds • formation of ionic bonds • linking amino acids

(b)[4]

The diagram shows part of a DNA molecule. Look at the diagram and write the correct names for the blocks labelled $J$, $K$, $L$ and $M$.

(c(i))[1]

What type of bonding keeps the two polymer strands of the DNA molecule together?

(c(ii))[1]

Explain why this type of bonding enables the base pairs within the strands to separate during replication at normal body temperature.

(d)[1]

In the polymer RNA, the identities of two of the blocks $J$, $K$, $L$ or $M$ are different. For one of these blocks that are different, give its correct name in DNA and in RNA. DNA: __________ RNA: __________

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