NEETBotanyBiomolecules (B)
It is said that the elemental composition of living organisms and that of inanimate objects (like earth’s crust) are similar in the sense that all the major elements are present in both. Then what would be the difference between these two groups? Choose the correct answer from among the following:
Options
- ALiving organisms have more gold in them than inanimate objects
- BLiving organisms have more water in their body than inanimate objects
- CLiving organisms have more carbon, oxygen and hydrogen per unit mass than inanimate objects.
- DLiving organisms have more calcium in them than inanimate objects.
Correct answer
C. Living organisms have more carbon, oxygen and hydrogen per unit mass than inanimate objects.
Step-by-step solution
Living organisms have more carbon, oxygen and hydrogen per unit mass than inanimate objects.