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Define Orgo: What Is Organic Chemistry, and Why Is Carbon Versatile?

Define organic chemistry and explain how carbon’s four bonds, carbon skeletons, multiple bonds, and functional groups create molecular diversity.

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Define "organic chemistry". Why is carbon such a versatile element?

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This answers both questions in the Biological Chemistry bullet of UNCG BIO 105’s Exam 1 review. The course page does not provide an official answer key for these review questions; the explanation is supported by the cited chemistry and biology texts. It is a conceptual answer, not a claim about an instructor’s exact grading rubric.