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Reactions of alkenes and alcohols (chemistry only) exam tips
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Understand Natural Polymers
Remember to familiarize yourself with the structures and functions of proteins, starch, and cellulose as natural polymers. Link the answer to Polymerisation and naturally occurring polymers, keep the formula or organic family precise, and avoid mixing alkanes, alkenes, cracking, combustion, monomers, and polymers.
This knowledge helps you recognize their importance in biological systems and their roles in life processes, which is essential for exam questions. This keeps revision aligned with the approved learning objective on other naturally occurring polymers important for life include proteins, starch and cellulose.
Understand Monomer Types
Remember to familiarize yourself with the different types of monomers that make up natural polymers such as proteins, starch, and cellulose. Link the answer to Polymerisation and naturally occurring polymers, keep the formula or organic family precise, and avoid mixing alkanes, alkenes, cracking, combustion, monomers, and polymers.
Knowing the specific monomers will help you answer questions about the structure and function of these important biological molecules. This keeps revision aligned with the approved learning objective on name the types of monomers from which these naturally occurring polymers are made.
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