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WAHS: AP Biology – Tacy Adapted from L. Miriello by S. Sharp, further modified by C. Tacy
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AP Biology Name _________________________ Chapter 4 Guided Reading Assignment We will be moving through the material in this chapter very quickly and may not cover all of it in class. Please consider doing both the guided reading & the online assignment.
1. Why is organic chemistry so important in the study of biology?
2. Why was the Urey-Miller experiment so important?
3. What is special about carbon that makes it the central atom in the chemistry of life?
4. Use the diagram below to label and contrast the three types of isomers.
WAHS: AP Biology – Tacy Adapted from L. Miriello by S. Sharp, further modified by C. Tacy
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5. Table 1 Functional Groups – Fill in the table with the relevant information.
Functional group
Name of compounds
Structural formula
Example & Properties Hydrophilic
or hydrophobic
Hydroxyl -OH
hydrophilic
Carbonyl: Aldehyde -CHO
hydrophilic
Carbonyl: Keto
hydrophilic
Carboxyl -COOH
hydrophilic
Amino -NH2
hydrophilic
Sulfhydryl -SH
hydrophilic
Phosphate -OPO3
hydrophilic
Methyl -CH3
hydrophobic
CO