Unit 1: Chemistry of LifeAP BiologyOverviewWater: the molecule that makes life possibleCarbon and functional groupsMacromolecules: building complex molecules from simple subunitsThe unifying principle: structure determines functionVocabularyUnit 1 topicsUnit 1 overview1.1Structure of Water and Hydrogen Bonding1.2Elements of Life1.3Introduction to Biological Macromolecules1.4Properties of Biological Macromolecules1.5Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules1.6Nucleic Acids1.7Comparing Biological MacromoleculesNext →1.1 Structure of Water and Hydrogen BondingPractice AP Biology questions →