BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

IMPORTANCE OF CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Most of the compounds that make up life contain the element
A
Sulfur
B
Phosphorus
C
Carbon
D
Oxygen
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A compound found mainly in living things is known as an organic compound. Organic compounds make up the cells and other structures of organisms and carry out life processes. Carbon is the main element in organic compounds, so carbon is essential to life on Earth. Without carbon, life as we know it could not exist.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carbon is a primary component of all known life on Earth, representing approximately 45–50% of all dry biomass. Carbon compounds occur naturally in great abundance on Earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -All organic compounds, such as proteins, carbohydrates, and fats, contain carbon, and all plant and animal cells consist of carbon compounds and their polymers.

Detailed explanation-4: -From the mightiest blue whale to the most miniscule paramecium, life as we know it takes dramatically different forms. Nonetheless, all organisms are built from the same six essential elemental ingredients: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulfur (CHNOPS).

Detailed explanation-5: -Carbon is considered as the element of live because all the biomolecules are made up of carbon. The essential biomolecules like carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, even the nucleic acids are made up of carbon. Carbon is so unique due to the four valence electrons present in it.

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