mMCQ.

Navigation Menu

Step into mMCQ.

Launch mMCQ. diagnostic

Explore mMCQ.

MDCAT prepFree DiagnosticPricing & SubscribeSign in

Resources

Terms & Conditions

mMCQ.

© 2021 - 2025 mMCQ.All rights reserved.

WhatsApp
A Levels Biology (9700)•9700/12/O/N/21
Question 11 from 9700/12/O/N/21

Explanation

Biomolecules with multiple C=O double bonds in structures

Steps:

  • Saturated fatty acids consist of a hydrocarbon chain with only single bonds and one C=O double bond in the carboxyl group.
  • Collagen is a fibrous protein with thousands of peptide bonds, each containing a C=O double bond.
  • Haemoglobin is a protein with multiple subunits and hundreds of peptide bonds, plus heme groups featuring conjugated C=C double bonds.
  • Only collagen and haemoglobin exceed two double bonds total.

Why C is correct:

  • Proteins like collagen and haemoglobin contain numerous peptide bonds, each with a C=O double bond per definition of amide linkages, ensuring at least two.

Why the others are wrong:

  • A includes saturated fatty acid, limited to one C=O double bond.
  • B omits haemoglobin, which has multiple double bonds from peptides and heme.
  • D includes saturated fatty acid (one double bond) and excludes collagen.

Final answer: C

Topic: Proteins

Practice more A Levels Biology (9700) questions on mMCQ.me