AQA A-level BIOLOGY 7402/3 Paper 3 Question Paper + Mark scheme [MERGED] June 2026

AQA A-level BIOLOGY 7402/3 Paper 3 Question Paper + Mark scheme [MERGED] June 2026

AQA

A-level

BIOLOGY

7402/3

Paper 3

Question Paper + Mark scheme [MERGED]

June 2026

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IB/M/Jun22/E10 7402/3

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0 1 Amino acids are used to make proteins. Table 1 shows the R groups of six different

amino acids.

Table 1

Amino acid R group

Alanine CH3

Asparagine CH2CONH2

Aspartic acid CH2COOH

Amino acid R group

Glutamic acid CH2CH2COOH

Glycine H

Serine CH2OH

0 1 . 1 Use Table 1 to identify the three different amino acids used to make the polypeptide

shown in Figure 1.

[2 marks]

Figure 1

Left amino acid

Middle amino acid

Right amino acid

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