Organic Chem Intro

Organic compounds are ________ based molecules.

• carbon

• nitrogen

• hydrogen

• oxygen

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Which is true of carbon?

• It is a nonmetal.

• It has four valence electrons.

• It is a relatively small atom.

• It can only bond with other carbon atoms.

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Carbon is a versatile atom because it needs ________ bonds to become stable.

• four

• three

• two

• one

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Carbon atoms form ______ bonds within molecules.

• covalent

• ionic

• hydrogen

• friendly

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Proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates are the four classes of biological ___________, each of which are organic.

• macromolecules

• micromolecules

• minimolecules

• magnimolecules

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_______ are repeating units that are the building blocks of larger molecules called _______.

• monomers, polymers

• polymers, monomers

• carbohydrates, proteins

• lipids, nucleic acids

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Another name for a dehydration reaction is __________.

• condensation

• evaporation

• sublimation

• deposition

During a dehydration reaction

• cells link monomers to form polymers.

• cells separate polymers into their monomer building blocks.

• cells work so hard that they lose most of the water from their cytoplasm.

• cells shrivel up and die.

During a hydrolysis reaction

• cells link monomers to form polymers.

• cells separate polymers into their monomer building blocks.

• cells change the functional groups of each monomer.

• cells create new water molecules.

In which type of reaction is water given off as a product?

• dehydration

• hydrolysis