Why Is Life Based on Carbon-Based Molecules

question 45

Multiple Choice

Why is life based on carbon-based molecules?

• A)Because carbon is found everywhere
• B)Because carbon has unique ionic properties
• C)Because a single carbon can bond with up to four other atoms
• D)Because a single carbon can bond with up to eight other atoms

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Definitions:

Major Organic Products

The primary substances formed in significant quantities after the completion of an organic reaction.

Mechanism

The sequence of steps, including breaking and forming of bonds, through which a chemical reaction proceeds.

Intermediates

Chemically reactive species that are formed from the reactants and proceed to make the final product in a chemical reaction.

Electron Pushing

A technique used in organic chemistry to understand the mechanism of a reaction by showing the movement of electrons with arrows.