1.3 - The Carbon Chemistry of Life

• What type of reaction is this?

  Hydrolysis

  
• What type of reaction is this?

  Dehydration

  
• What are the bases of every organic molecules?

  Carbon atoms
• Carbon Atoms

  • form the backbones of larger and complex molecules
  • can assemble into varieties of chain and ring structures
  • can bond with 4 other molecules to form single, double, or triple bonds