Type of material related to or derived from living matter is called what?

• A. Inorganic
• B. Organic
• C. Synthetic
• D. Mineral

Answer: (B)

The idea here is that materials connected to living matter are called organic. Organic compounds are carbon-containing substances that come from living organisms or are derived from them. They include natural molecules like sugars, fats, and proteins, as well as man-made polymers like nylon that are still classified as organic because their chemistry centers on carbon-hydrogen frameworks. Inorganic things, by contrast, aren’t based on those carbon-hydrogen structures and include minerals, metals, and salts. A synthetic material can be either organic or inorganic, but the defining clue in this question is origin: derived from living matter, which points to organic.