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Health Science Paper 1, May/June 2007  
Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Main
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Question 2
(a) Describe how you would test for the following in a given sample of food:
(i) . Starch;
(ii) Protein. [7 marks]
(b) What is an enzyme? [3 marks]
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OBSERVATION

Candidates performed fairly well on this question. Most candidates could correctly state the test for starch and protein, but some candidates could not correctly state the test for protein. They mixed the processes of the Biuret test with that of Millions. Again most candidates could not properly define an enzyme, expected answers include:

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