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Ch. 4 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life

Ch. 4 Contents
Introduction: The Importance of Carbon
1.  Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds
2.  Carbon atoms are the most versatile building blocks of molecules
3. Variation in carbon skeletons contributes to the diversity of organic molecules
Functional Groups
4.  Functional groups also contribute to the molecular diversity of life
5.  The chemical elements of life: a review
   
 
- Quiz on Functional Groups 
Dilbert comic strip: free will vs. determinism


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