Chapter?4 Carbon?and?the?Molecular?Diversity?of?Life Multiple-Choice?Questions 1) Organic?chemistry?is?a?science?based?on?the?study?of A) functional?groups. B) vital?forces?interacting?with?matter. C) carbon?compounds. D) water?and?its?interaction?with?other?kinds?of?molecules. E) inorganic?compounds. Answer: C Topic: Concept?4.1 Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension 2) Early?19th-century?scientists?believed?that?living?organisms?differed?from?nonliving?things?as?a?result?of possessing?a??life?force??that?could?create?organic?molecules?from?inorganic?matter.?The?term?given?to?this?belief is A) organic?synthesis. B) vitalism. C) mechanism. D) organic?evolution. E) inorganic?synthesis. Answer: B Topic: Concept?4.1 Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension