Answer:
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Organic compounds can be synthesized in a laboratory setting.
There are hundreds of thousands of organic compounds.
Explanation:
1) Organic compounds are only found in living things: False
Organic compounds are mainly carbon based. Although organic compounds are derived from living things like plants and animals, non-living things like sedimentary rocks are also rich in carbon.
2) Organic compounds can be synthesized in a laboratory setting: True
There are four major categories of organic compounds: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids all of which can be synthesized in a laboratory.
3) Organic compounds contain carbon: False
Organic compounds are identified by the presence of both carbon and hydrogen (and sometimes other elements like O, N, S).
4)CO2 is an organic compound: False
There are no H atoms, hence CO2 is not organic.
5) There are hundreds of thousands of organic compounds: True
