Organic vs Inorganic Compounds

Question 1

What makes something organic?

Answer 1

Always contains carbon
Usually contains hydrogen
May contain oxygen and nitrogen

Question 2

Organic compound

Answer 2

A compound that contains the element carbon

Question 3

What makes something inorganic?

Answer 3

A compound that doesn’t contain carbon

Question 4

An important inorganic compound…

Answer 4

H2O

Question 5

Why is water so important to living organisms?

Answer 5

All living organisms need water to survive
65% of your body is water

Question 6

Cohesion

Answer 6

The force of attraction between molecules of the same substanxe

Question 7

Polar molecule

Answer 7

One end of the molecule that is more negatively charged than the other end

Question 8

Adhesion

Answer 8

The attraction between the molecules of one substance and the molecules of another substance

Question 9

Water is known as the “_____________” - many things can be dissolved in water

Answer 9

Universal solvent

Question 10

Hydrophilic

Answer 10

Any substance that has affinity or is attracted to a water molecule

Question 11

Hydrophobic

Answer 11

Any substance that does not have an affinity for water or it is repelled by water.

Question 12

Organic compounds are very complex and large. Why are they so large and complex?

Answer 12

Remember: all organic compounds contain carbon
*carbon atoms like to bond with other carbon atoms and form chains
*carbon has the ability to make four bonds at once