Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
Chapter 4 Campbell & Reece 8th Ed.
 

1. What is an organic molecule?
2. Why is carbon so versatile as the backbone for organic compounds?
3. Be able to distinguish basic classes of organic compounds based on functional groups, e.g. alcohols, acids, amines, sulf-hydryls, phosphates.
4. What is the importance of functional groups to organic molecules in living systems?