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Biology 105
Chapter 4 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following is a hydrocarbon? C6H12O6 CO2 H2CO3 CCl2F2 C3H8 | C3H8 |
| Most organic compounds contain carbon and _____. sulfur phosphate nitrogen oxygen hydrogen | hydrogen |
| The element present in all organic molecules is _____ carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen | carbon |
| The complexity and variety of organic molecules is due to _____. the variety of rare elements in organic molecules their interaction with water the chemical versatility of carbon atoms the diverse bonding patterns of nitrogen | the chemical versatility of carbon atoms |
| Molecules that have the same chemical formula (same numbers of each atom) but different three-dimensional shapes are called _____. isotopes functional groups enantiomers hydrocarbons isomers | isomers |
| Which of the following best describes cis-trans isomers? They differ in their spatial arrangement around inflexible double bonds. They have the same number of atoms of the same elements but different structures. | they differ in their spatial arrangement around inflexible double bonds |
| A carbon atom is most likely to form what kind of bond(s) with other atoms? hydrogen covalent ionic ionic bonds, covalent bonds, and hydrogen bonds | covalent |
| Why are hydrocarbons insoluble in water? The majority of their bonds are polar covalent carbon-to-hydrogen linkages. The majority of their bonds are nonpolar covalent carbon-to-hydrogen linkages. | the majority of their bonds are nonpolar covalent carbon-to-hydrogen linkages |
| Testosterone and estradiol are male and female sex hormones, respectively, in many vertebrates. In what way(s) do these molecules differ from each other? Testosterone and estradiol _____. | have different functional groups attached to the same carbon skeleton |
| Which of the following hydrocarbons has a double bond in its carbon skeleton? C3H8 C2H4 CH4 C2H2 C2H6 | C2H4 |