Question

Select all that apply to organic compounds. Organic compounds are only found in living things. Organic compounds can be synthesized in a laboratory setting. Organic compounds contain carbon. CO2 is an organic compound. There are hundreds of thousands of organic compounds.

Answer 1

Answer:

Correct options:

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

Answer 2

Organic compounds are only found in living things, organic compounds contain carbon, CO2 is an organic compound,