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WAHS: AP Biology Tacy Adapted from L. Miriello by S. Sharp, further modified by C. Tacy Page 1 of 2 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.

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Page 1: AP Biology Name Chapter 4 Guided Reading … AP...WAHS: AP Biology – Tacy ... Chapter 4 Guided Reading Assignment ... Please consider doing both the guided reading & the online assignment

WAHS: AP Biology – Tacy Adapted from L. Miriello by S. Sharp, further modified by C. Tacy

Page 1 of 2

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.

Page 2: AP Biology Name Chapter 4 Guided Reading … AP...WAHS: AP Biology – Tacy ... Chapter 4 Guided Reading Assignment ... Please consider doing both the guided reading & the online assignment

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