List the six most abundant elements found in living organisms. For each of the following, indicate the biologically important molecules in which they are most important

Any help with this list would be great, thank you.


Answer:
Carbon-all macromolecules
Hydrogen-all macromolecules
Oxygen-all macromolecules
Nitrogen-proteins and nucleic acids
Phosphorus-nucleic acids and some lipids (phospholipids) Sulfur-proteins

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