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Lesson: Chapter 1 — The Chemical Basis of Life

1.0 Introduction 5 of 7

Question 5

Which of these is not one of the four biological molecules?

The right answer is the one marked above.

The four biological molecules are carbohydrate, protein, lipid and nucleic acid — the basic organic compounds of living matter.

Water is inorganic, and it is the most abundant compound in a living body. Important, essential, everywhere — but not a biological molecule, because it has no carbon in it.

Answer the question to continue.