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    Living organisms are made up of the same basic elements as non-living matter, such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur. However, living tissues have a higher relative abundance of carbon and hydrogen compared to other elements. Furthermore, within living organisms these elements are organized into complex biomolecules like carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. These biomolecules are essential for life and allow organisms to carry out functions like metabolism, growth, and response to the environment.

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    Living organisms are made up of the same basic elements as non-living matter, such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur. However, living tissues have a higher relative abundance of carbon and hydrogen compared to other elements. Furthermore, within living organisms these elements are organized into complex biomolecules like carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. These biomolecules are essential for life and allow organisms to carry out functions like metabolism, growth, and response to the environment.

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    BIOMOLECULES

    Are all living organisms made of the same chemicals, i.e., elements and compounds?

    Elemental analysis - If we perform such ananalysis on

    LIVING TISSUE NON LIVING TISSUE

    1. a plant tissue, e.g - earth’s crust


    2. animal tissue or we obtain a similar list. i.e
    3. a microbial paste, 1.carbon,
    we obtain a list of elements like - 2.hydrogen,
    1.carbon, 3.oxygen and
    2.hydrogen, 4.several others and
    3.oxygen and 5.their respective content per unit mass of a
    4.several others and living tissue.
    5.their respective content per unit
    mass of a living tissue.

    a closer examination reveals that the relative abundance of carbon and hydrogen with
    respect to other elements is higher in any living organism than in earth’s crust (Table 9.1)
    CARBOHYDRATE
    MONOSACCHARIDES
    POLYSACCHARIDES
    AMINO
    NITROGEN BASES ARE
    PROJECTED MORE OR
    LESS PERPENDICULAR
    TO THIS BACKBONE
    BUT FACE INSIDE.

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