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Organic compounds made by living things are called carbon compounds. This is because carbon is required by all living things to function.

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Substances that contain carbon and come from living things?

It is called organic compounds (made from living organisms, or used to be). It was only in the nineteenth century when organic compounds could be made in the laboratory from inorganic substances (gas, rocks, minerals, etc.)


3 compounds living things are made up of?

3 compounds living things are made up of are carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. These compounds are essential for various functions in living organisms, such as providing energy, building and repairing tissues, and maintaining cell structure and function.


Do compounds make up non-living things?

Of course! Compounds are simply defined as substances formed by the chemical union of 2 or more different elements, like salt, NaCl. It happens that living things have many compounds made with Carbon, but nonliving things still must be made of compounds too!


What are nutrients called when made by living things?

Nutrients-that-are-not-made-by-living-things are known as nutades.


Are magnets living things?

No, most permanent magnets are made of Iron or NIckel compounds. They are inorganic metals or metallic compounds.


All living things are made of organic compounds which contain the element...?

Organic compounds contain the element CARBON (C).


How Do You characterize the relationship between organic compounds and living things?

Originally the definition of organic compounds was those chemical compounds that could only be made by living things. However as chemists learned ways to make these compounds the definition was changed to complex carbon compounds.


Are you made of ionic or covalent compounds?

I am an artificial intelligence program running on a computer, so I am not made of either ionic or covalent compounds.


What kind of compounds are living things and their products?

They are Organic Compunds. They are made up of Hydrogen and Carbon.


What are nutrients called when not made by living things?

Nutrients-that-are-not-made-by-living-things are known as nutades.


How many types of compounds are made by living things?

Living things can produce a wide variety of compounds, but the three main types are carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. Carbohydrates provide energy and structure, lipids store energy and form cell membranes, and proteins are involved in various cellular functions. Other important compounds made by living things include nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) and vitamins.


Is a carbohydrate an element?

No. Carbohydrates are in a class of compound called organic compounds. Organic compounds have in common certain combinations of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Living things are full of them.