Without the Activities of Microorganisms, the Functioning of Earth's Ecosystems

question 37

True/False

Without the activities of microorganisms, the functioning of earth's ecosystems would cease.

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Definitions:

Syn Diol

A chemical compound containing two hydroxyl groups (-OH) attached to adjacent carbon atoms, often formed via the reduction of an alkene.

Hg(OAc)2

Mercury(II) acetate, a chemical compound used as a reagent in organic synthesis, particularly in oxymercuration reactions.

NaBH4

Sodium borohydride, a reducing agent commonly used in organic synthesis to reduce aldehydes and ketones to alcohols.

Regiochemistry

The branch of chemistry that concerns itself with the location at which atoms are positioned in the product of a chemical reaction.