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Properties of carbon

This course contains 2 segments:

Carbon

Learn why carbon is a fantastic building block for biological molecules! We'll look at carbon's atomic structure and ability to form bonds...and as a special bonus, we'll investigate the possibility of silicon-based life forms.

Hydrocarbon structures and functional groups

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This course contains 2 segments:

Carbon

Learn why carbon is a fantastic building block for biological molecules! We'll look at carbon's atomic structure and ability to form bonds...and as a special bonus, we'll investigate the possibility of silicon-based life forms.

Hydrocarbon structures and functional groups

Carbon-containing molecules come in many shapes, sizes and types. Here, get an overview of different hydrocarbon structures, learn about isomers (molecules with the same atoms arranged in different ways), and check out some of the key functional groups found in biological molecules.

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This course belongs to a collection called AP®︎ Biology. It's comprised of 38 courses:
  1. Intro to biology
  2. Chemistry of life
  3. Water, acids, and bases
  4. Properties of carbon (viewing)
  5. Macromolecules
  6. Energy and enzymes
  7. Structure of a cell
  8. Membranes and transport
  9. Cellular respiration
  10. Photosynthesis
  11. Cell signaling
  12. Cell division
  13. Classical and molecular genetics
  14. DNA as the genetic material
  15. Central dogma (DNA to RNA to protein)
  16. Gene regulation
  17. Biotechnology
  18. Developmental biology
  19. Bacteria and archaea
  20. Viruses
  21. Evolution and the tree of life
  22. History of life on Earth
  23. Ecology
  24. Biodiversity and conservation
  25. Behavioral biology
  26. Principles of physiology
  27. Human biology
  28. Plant biology
  29. Meet the biology professional
  30. Prepare for the 2018 AP Biology exam
  31. Cell structure and function
  32. Cellular energetics
  33. Cell communication and cell cycle
  34. Heredity
  35. Gene expression and regulation
  36. Natural selection
  37. AP®︎ Biology standards mappings
  38. Worked examples of AP®︎ Biology free response questions
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