LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

BIOCHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT bioorganic substances
A
Proteins
B
Lipids
C
Carbohydrates
D
Nucleic acids
E
Water
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Water is not an organic compound because it does not contain carbon atoms that are covalently bonded with hydrogen atoms. It is grouped under an inorganic compound.

Detailed explanation-2: -Water is an inorganic compound, a solvent . It does not possess any carbon in its molecular structure, hence not organic.

Detailed explanation-3: -Created by living things, they are found throughout the world, in soils and seas, commercial products, and every cell of the human body. The four types most important to human structure and function are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleotides.

Detailed explanation-4: -Organic compounds are large class of chemical compounds in which one or more atoms of carbon are covalently linked to atoms of other elements, most commonly hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. Thus amongst the given options, ammonia is not an organic compound.

Detailed explanation-5: -The biochemical substance is further subdivided into bioinorganic substance and bioorganic substance. Bioinorganic substances do not contain carbon, for example water and inorganic salts. On the other hand bioorganic substances contain carbon, for example lipids and carbohydrates.

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