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hello and welcome to another complete
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Cambridge IGCSE biology lesson where
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you'll learn absolutely everything you
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need to know on topic 4.1 biological
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molecules as always we'll be following
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the Cambridge syllabus exactly and we'll
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cover absolutely everything you need to
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know if your final exam the topic 4.1
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you need to list the chemical elements
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that make up carbohydrates fats and
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proteins name the smaller molecules that
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larger molecules are made from describe
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the use of chemical tests for the
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presence of different molecules and for
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extended describe the structure of a DNA
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molecule there are four major classes of
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biological molecules carbohydrates
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lipids proteins and nucleic acids each
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is an important component of the cell
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and performs a wide array of functions
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carbohydrates fats and proteins are long
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chains of repeating subunits joined
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together by chemical bonds chains are
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called polymers and their subunits are
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called monomers at a basic level
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biological molecules are made of
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chemical elements including carbon the
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primary component of all four classes so
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carbohydrates are made of carbon
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hydrogen and oxygen and include simple
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soluble sugars like the monomer glucose
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glucose molecules combine to form more
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complex molecules like starch cellulose
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and glycogen collectively known as the
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polysaccharides glycogen and starch are
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the glucose storage molecules of animal
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and plant cells they're large branching
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structures mean they're not very soluble
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in water and therefore cannot pass
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freely through cell membranes cellulose
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is made of even longer chains of glucose
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molecules grouped together to form
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layers of microscopic fibers that
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comprise the cell wall in plant cells
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like carbohydrates fats and oils are
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also made of carbon hydrogen and oxygen
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although the proportion of each element
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and the way in which they're arranged
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are different a molecule of fat called a
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triglyceride is made up of three fatty
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acids joined with one molecule of
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glycerol triglycerides are insoluble in
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water and therefore function as a
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storage form of energy in the body fats
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also form an essential part of cell
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membranes and the internal membrane
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lines of cells finally proteins are long
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chains of smaller subunits called amino
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acids there are 20 different types of
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amino acids and each protein has its own
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specific sequence all amino acids are
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made of carbon hydrogen oxygen and
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nitrogen and some contain sulfur and
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phosphorus as well types of proteins
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include the enzymes which speed up or
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catalyze chemical reactions hormones
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that carry messages in the blood and
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hemoglobin which transports oxygen
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proteins also form the major structural
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components of all cells including cell
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membranes mitochondria ribosomes and
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chromosomes next you need to describe
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five chemical tests that are used to
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detect the presence of different
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biological molecules the first is a test
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for starch mixed starch powder and warm
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water to make a starch suspension in a
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test tube and add a few drops of iodine
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solution in the presence of starch
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iodine changes color from brown to blue
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black number two is a test for reducing
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sugars like glucose and fructose heat
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equal volumes of glucose solution and
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Benedict solution in a test tube
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depending on the amount of sugar in the
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solution the color will change from blue
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to green to yellow and finally a red
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deposit of copper oxide number three is
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the bioret test for protein mix equal
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volumes of albumin solution which is the
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protein found in egg white dilute sodium
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hydroxide and copper sulfate solution in
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the presence of protein the bioret
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reagent changes color from pale blue to
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purple number four is a test for fat mix
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a couple of drops of cooking oil with
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ethanol in a test tube until the fat
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dissolves then add a few milliliters of
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water and observe the formation of a
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milky white Emulsion finally a test for
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vitamin C place a weak solution of dcpip
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in a test tube and using a syringe add
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fresh lemon juice one drop at a time the
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blue solution will quickly become
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colorless due to the high vitamin C
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content of the juice you can repeat the
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test with orange juice and observe that
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it takes more drops to decolorize the
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dye okay so that's everything for the
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core section but for extended you also
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need to describe the strap structure of
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a DNA molecule so DNA or
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deoxyribonucleic acid is made of two
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long strands of connected nucleotides
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that are coiled together to form a shape
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called a double helix each nucleotide
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contains a five-carbon sugar molecule
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called a deoxyribose a phosphate group
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and an inorganic base there are four
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different bases adenine thymine cytosine
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and guanine although you only need to
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remember the letters a T C and G the two
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strands of DNA are held together by
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chemical bonds between the bases and the
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bases always pair up in the same way a
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pairs with t and c pairs with G this
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particular pairing is essential for the
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proper functioning of the molecule well
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done you've just covered absolutely
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everything you need to know on topic 4.1
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biological molecules if you enjoyed this
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video I'd really appreciate your
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subscription and I'll see you next time
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for topic 5.1 enzymes