LSU Biol 1201 Licata Chapter 4
The experiments of Wöhler, Kolbe, Miller, and other chemists invalidated the concept of
vitalism by demonstrating that _____. - ✔️✔️organic molecules could be produced
apart from living organisms using inorganic materials
The large diversity of shapes of biological molecules is possible because of the
extensive presence of _____ in the molecules. - ✔️✔️carbon
Molecules that have the same chemical formula (same numbers of each atom) but
different three-dimensional shapes are called _____. - ✔️✔️isomers
Variations in the reactive properties of different organic molecules are most closely
associated with _____. - ✔️✔️the presence or absence of functional groups
Enantiomer - ✔️✔️One of two compounds that are mirror images of each other that
differ in shape due to the presence of an asymmetric carbon.
Functional groups - ✔️✔️A specific configuration of atoms commonly attached to the
carbon skeletons of organic molecules involved in chemical reactions.
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) - ✔️✔️An adenine-containing nucleoside triphosphate
that releases free energy when its phosphate bonds are hydrolyzed. This energy is
used to drive endergonic reactions in cells.
Vitalism gave way to mechanism, the view that _____. - ✔️✔️physical and chemical
laws govern living systems
Enantiomers are molecules that _____. - ✔️✔️are mirror images
Cis-trans isomers (geometric isomers) are molecules that _____. - ✔️✔️differ in the
arrangement of their atoms about a double bond
Which chemical group is most likely to be responsible for an organic molecule behaving
as a base? - ✔️✔️amino
How do isomers differ from one another? - ✔️✔️Isomers differ in the arrangement or
bonding of atoms
organic chemistry - ✔️✔️The study of carbon compounds (organic compounds).
The experiments of Wöhler, Kolbe, Miller, and other chemists invalidated the concept of
vitalism by demonstrating that _____. - ✔️✔️organic molecules could be produced
apart from living organisms using inorganic materials
The large diversity of shapes of biological molecules is possible because of the
extensive presence of _____ in the molecules. - ✔️✔️carbon
Molecules that have the same chemical formula (same numbers of each atom) but
different three-dimensional shapes are called _____. - ✔️✔️isomers
Variations in the reactive properties of different organic molecules are most closely
associated with _____. - ✔️✔️the presence or absence of functional groups
Enantiomer - ✔️✔️One of two compounds that are mirror images of each other that
differ in shape due to the presence of an asymmetric carbon.
Functional groups - ✔️✔️A specific configuration of atoms commonly attached to the
carbon skeletons of organic molecules involved in chemical reactions.
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) - ✔️✔️An adenine-containing nucleoside triphosphate
that releases free energy when its phosphate bonds are hydrolyzed. This energy is
used to drive endergonic reactions in cells.
Vitalism gave way to mechanism, the view that _____. - ✔️✔️physical and chemical
laws govern living systems
Enantiomers are molecules that _____. - ✔️✔️are mirror images
Cis-trans isomers (geometric isomers) are molecules that _____. - ✔️✔️differ in the
arrangement of their atoms about a double bond
Which chemical group is most likely to be responsible for an organic molecule behaving
as a base? - ✔️✔️amino
How do isomers differ from one another? - ✔️✔️Isomers differ in the arrangement or
bonding of atoms
organic chemistry - ✔️✔️The study of carbon compounds (organic compounds).
