60 to 80 percent
Carbon containing compounds found in living things are called organic compounds. Examples of organic compounds are carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleotides.
All living beings contain organic compounds.
organic compounds
Organic Compounds
Many "organic" compounds are created by living tissue, and living things (on Earth, at any rate) always are based on carbon.
Four groups of organic compounds found in living things are:CarbohydratesLipidsNucleic acidsProteins
living things are most likely to contain organic compounds
Organic compounds.
organic compounds are substances that have carbon in them. inorganic compounds don't.
Approximately 95% of all known compounds are organic. Organic compounds are based on carbon and are commonly found in living organisms.
"Not every molecule in a living system is an organic compound." This statement is correct according to the definition of organic compounds as compounds containing carbon. For instance, water is a major component of living systems but is not "organic".
Four groups of organic compounds found in living things are:CarbohydratesLipidsNucleic acidsProteins