Lecture 5 Flashcards
Chapter 4
1
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Life is ____
A
Carbon based
2
Q
Carbon can form ___ bonds
A
4 covalent
3
Q
Carbon can make ____ bonds and ____
A
divserse, shapes
4
Q
The Miller experiment 1953
A
Test idea that organic molecules can come from simple chemical reactions
5
Q
1950’s had a switch from
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vitalism —> mechanism ( parts of a cell)
6
Q
Epigenitics
A
Genes activate based on env, ppl, parents etc
7
Q
Watson and Kritt
A
Found the DNA structure + dna self replicates
8
Q
3 Simple organic Molcules
A
Methane, Ethane, Ethene
9
Q
Methane Formula
A
CH4, C in middle, H’s around
10
Q
Ethane Formula
A
C2 H6
11
Q
Ethene
A
C2H4 ; C’s are double bonded in the middle
12
Q
Hydrocarbons plus example
A
H + C Compounds (oil, fossil fuels)
13
Q
Carbon Skeletons
A
Length, branching, double bond, rings
14
Q
A double bond can _____ in location
A
vary
15
Q
Benzene formula
A
C6H6
