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VCAA 2020 - Question 5 (Food Chemistry) - Chemistry Exam Walk-through

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This VCAA exam walkthrough analyses Question 5 (Food ) - Exam Walk-through, focusing on Carbohydrates, sugars & fibre and Digestion, metabolism & food energy and assessment technique. It helps students draw amino acids, zwitterions and peptide links and relate biomolecule chemistry to digestion and metabolism.

Carbohydrates, sugars & fibreDigestion, metabolism & food energyAmino acids & zwitterionsEnzymesAmino acidEnzymeCarbohydrateDigestionSucroseGlucose

Learning goals

What you should be able to do

  • draw amino acids, zwitterions and peptide links
  • relate biomolecule chemistry to digestion and metabolism
  • compare carbohydrate structures and properties
  • explain enzyme action
  • identify Brønsted–Lowry acids, bases and conjugate pairs

Curriculum links

VCE Chemistry connections

  • Unit 4, Area of Study 2Medicinal chemistry
  • Unit 4, Area of Study 1Structure, nomenclature and properties of organic compounds
  • Unit 2, Area of Study 1Acid-base (proton transfer) reactions

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