SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Common types of carbon compounds in living organisms are:
A
DNA, enzymes, nitrogenous bases, and amylose.
B
Nucleic acids, amino acids, carbohydrates, and lipids.
C
Urea, amino acids, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates
D
Carbon dioxide, Lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins.
E
Nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main chemical components of living organisms are known as organic compounds. Organic compounds are molecules built around the element carbon. The four main types of macromolecules found in living organisms are proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carbon is the main element in organic compounds, so carbon is essential to life on Earth. There are four major types of organic compounds: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.

Detailed explanation-3: -Proteins are made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen (CHON). Nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus (CHON P).

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