IB Biology SL B1.1 Carbohydrates and Lipids Questions

Compare carbohydrate and lipid structures, then connect condensation, hydrolysis, solubility and molecular organisation to energy storage, membranes and recognition.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • identify carbon atoms as the basis for covalent bonding and molecular diversity in biological compounds
  • distinguish condensation and hydrolysis by naming the bonds, reactants, products and water changes in diagrams
  • compare polysaccharides, triglycerides, phospholipids and glycoproteins by structure, properties and biological function

Question 1

[Maximum number: 4]

Carbon is an essential element for life on Earth and must be distributed and recycled within ecosystems.

Outline the chemical properties of carbon that allow it to form diverse compounds.

Question 2

[Maximum number: 1]

The diagram shows some of the metabolic processes taking place in a plant cell.

Figure for Question 2 — IB Biology SL

State the type of reaction which converts excess monosaccharides to polysaccharides.

Question 3

[Maximum number: 1]

Explain why digestion of large food molecules is essential.

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