Although the structures of the functional groups important to life (hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, amino, and phosphate) vary in chemical structure, they share one thing in common: they _____

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they are all hydrophilic and increase the solubility of the organic compound 

Hydroxyl -OH
Carbonyl =C=O
Carboxyl -COOH
Amino NH2
Phosphate PO 3- 4