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VCAA 2018 - Question 10 (Food Chemistry) - Chemistry Exam Walk-through

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This VCAA exam walkthrough analyses Question 10 (Food ) - Exam Walk-through, focusing on Digestion, metabolism & food energy and Fats, oils & triglycerides and assessment technique. It helps students explain fat and oil structure and relate biomolecule chemistry to digestion and metabolism.

Digestion, metabolism & food energyFats, oils & triglyceridesVCAA exam walkthroughsStudy & exam adviceMetabolismGlycaemic indexFatTriglycerideGlucoseOil

Learning goals

What you should be able to do

  • explain fat and oil structure
  • relate biomolecule chemistry to digestion and metabolism
  • interpret command terms and question requirements
  • show complete working in an exam response

Curriculum links

VCE Chemistry connections

  • Unit 4, Area of Study 1Structure, nomenclature and properties of organic compounds
  • Unit 4, Area of Study 2Medicinal chemistry