10 Questions
What are organic molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen called?
Hydrocarbons
What is the study of compounds that contain carbon known as?
Organic chemistry
What was the disproved idea that organic compounds arise only in organisms called?
Vitalism
What distinguishes living matter and is composed of carbon compounds?
Proteins, DNA, carbohydrates
What is unparalleled in its ability to form large, complex, and diverse molecules?
Carbon
What is the idea that organic compounds arise only in organisms called?
Vitalism
What concept is the study of compounds that contain carbon known as?
Organic chemistry
What are hydrocarbons?
Organic molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen
What distinguishes living matter and is composed of carbon compounds?
Proteins, DNA, and carbohydrates
What is unparalleled in its ability to form large, complex, and diverse molecules?
Carbon
Test your understanding of the role of carbon in the molecular diversity of life with this quiz. Explore the importance of carbon-based compounds in the formation of proteins, DNA, carbohydrates, and other complex molecules.
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