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Date November 2017 Marks available 1 Reference code 17N.1.SL.tz0.13
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 1 Time zone time zone 0
Command term What Question number 13 Adapted from N/A

Question

What is glycogen?

A. A disaccharide built from glucose molecules

B. A polysaccharide built from glucose molecules

C. A form of glucagon

D. A storage molecule for proteins

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

A mid-difficulty question with a fair discrimination index, and A as the main distractor.

Syllabus sections

Topic 3: Energy systems » 3.2. Carbohydrate and fat metabolism » 3.2.2. State what glycogen is and its major storage sites.
Topic 3: Energy systems » 3.2. Carbohydrate and fat metabolism
Topic 3: Energy systems

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