Question 9
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D 1 only is correct
Topics Tested
2. Biological molecules
2.3. Proteins

describe the types of interaction that hold protein molecules in shape: • hydrophobic interactions • hydrogen bonding • ionic bonding • covalent bonding, including disulfide bonds

3. Enzymes
3.1. Mode of action of enzymes

explain the mode of action of enzymes in terms of an active site, enzyme–substrate complex, lowering of activation energy and enzyme specificity, including the lock-and-key hypothesis and the induced-fit hypothesis

2. Biological molecules
2.4. Water

explain how hydrogen bonding occurs between water molecules and relate the properties of water to its roles in living organisms, limited to solvent action, high specific heat capacity and latent heat of vaporisation