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Michael Lin
AP Bio
12 September 2014
Assignment 1
1. I think the most important checkpoints in identifying a good scientific source are
authority and currency. These hold particular importance because they are crucial to
initially identifying whether or not information is usable or not. Authority tells whether
the presenter of the information is credible or not, while currency defines whether the
information is still up to date or not.
2. To determine the bias of a source, one can use clues hidden within a sources language
and tone, as well as its apparent audience.
3. Wikipedia is not a reliable source of information due to its ambiguous authorship. Any
person can edit an article and skew the information that it provides.
4.

Assignment 4
1. The carbon atom forms the ideal atom to work as the backbone/skeleton for most
biological compounds because it can bond to itself and create long carbon chains.
2.

Compound

Carbohydrate
s

Atoms found
in all
C, H, O
members of
this group

Lipids

C, H, O

Proteins

C, H, O, N

Nucleic
Acids

C, H, O,
N, P

Sources:

Campbell
Biology
Text (9th
edition)

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Major
purposes

Examples

Fuel and
building
material

Sugars,
starches,
cellulose,
chitin

Long term
energy
storage,
regulation

Store,
transmit,
and help
Regulation,
express
transport,
hereditar
protection,
structural support y
informati
on

Campbell
Biology
Text (9th
edition)

Campbell
Storage proteins
Biology
Fats,
like Casein,
th
phospholipids, Transport proteins DNA, RNA Text (9
edition)
cholesterol
like Hemoglobin,
etc

3. The structure of the amino acids is conducive to a t