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What are the four types of carbon compounds found in living things?
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- Carbohydrates
- Proteins
- Lipids
- Nucleic acids
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What two elements organic compounds always contain?
Organic compounds always contain Carbon and Hydrogen. Most organic compounds contain elements like Oxygen,Nitrogen,Phosphorus and sulphur. Organic compounds are found in living things.
What element do all do all organic compounds have?
Every organic molecule contains carbon atoms.
Which organic compounds found in living things not energy rich?
Nuclear Acids and DNA
What is a feature of organic compounds not found in inorganic compounds is the presence of what?
Carbon.
Is Carbon is found in all covalent compounds?
no
What are inorganic carbon compounds?
these are carbon compounds not found in living things
Compounds containing carbon found in living things?
Carbon containing compounds found in living things are called organic compounds. Examples of organic compounds are carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleotides.
What are four groups of of organic compounds found in living things?
Four groups of organic compounds found in living things are:CarbohydratesLipidsNucleic acidsProteins
Why are carbon compounds classified as organic compounds?
Many "organic" compounds are created by living tissue, and living things (on Earth, at any rate) always are based on carbon.
Carbon is not found in all living things?
Carbon IS found in all living things.
What element is in cabbage?
Cabbage is composed of many elements, one of which being Carbon. Carbon is found in all living things/organic compounds.
What characteristics does carbon have that makes it possible for it to be in compounds found in living things?
It can bond to itself in "endless" strings and groups.
What non metal forms the basis of life?
The nonmetal carbon forms the basis of life. The carbon compounds made by living things are said to be organic. Organic compounds not only contain carbon, but also hydrogen. The most common elements found in living things are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur. All of these elements combine in various ways to produce thousands of organic compounds. The study of the chemistry of living things is called biochemistry.
What are things that contain carbon?
Puppies.(no, really. All living things contain carbon.)Diamonds are something. And graphite. Yeah. I told you. What?
Is not found in all living things?
Carbon IS found in all living things.
Are organic compounds found in living things?
Not necessarily. Many organic compounds are found in living organisms, but not all of them. nore are all the compounds in an organism organic. Any compound that contains bonds between carbon and hydrogen is classified as organic, whether or not it is of a biological origin.
What element is found in all organic compounds and living orginisms?
carbon and hydrogen
