1. A Review of General Chemistry

Which of the following statements is incorrect about alkanes?

In the context of organic chemistry, how does a loss in crop biodiversity affect agricultural practices?

Which of the following statements about the Galápagos Islands tortoises did Charles Darwin learn that contributed to his theory of natural selection?

Which statement about prions is true?

In the context of organic chemistry, what can scientists infer from the rock layer in which a fossil is found?

Why are fossils most likely to be found in sedimentary rock?

Which of the following best describes the difference between a food chain and a food web?

In the context of organic chemistry, what is the primary source of energy for the Calvin cycle?

Which organisms play key roles in the carbon and nitrogen cycles?

Why do some scientists consider viruses to be nonliving entities in the context of organic chemistry?

Why do shorter hydrocarbon tails in phospholipids make cell membranes more fluid?

What information can absolute dating provide a scientist about the age of a fossil in the fossil record?

Which of the following is an example of a transgenic organism?

What did the Miller-Urey experiment demonstrate about the origin of organic compounds?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of organic compounds compared to inorganic compounds?