Lesson 5 - True or False

An organic compound is a substance that can be found in an animal, a plant, a bacterium, or a virus.

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In the beginning, chemists proposed that organic compounds could only be made by living organisms.

• True

• False

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The German chemist Friedrich Wohler had synthesized urea before it was found in living organisms.

• True

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Besides carbon and hydrogen, organic compounds can contain all the elements in the periodic table.

• True

• False

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Organic compounds typically have low melting and boiling points, are insoluble in water, and are lighter than water because they are made from polar bonds.

• True

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Organic compounds burn easily since the main components of their molecules are carbon and hydrogen.

• True

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Our bodies digest different organic foods that supply us with energy for various activities and the materials needed to maintain the cells.

• True

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All organic compounds found in nature have been synthesized by chemists in laboratory.

• True

• False

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Organic compounds prepared by chemists are not completely identical to those occurring in nature.

• False

• True

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Inorganic compounds do not contain elements like carbon and hydrogen.

• True

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• False