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a new organism is discovered at the bottom of the ocean. a scientist is determining the composition of elements found in the tissues of the organism. which elements will most likely be found? carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen carbon, nitrogen, aluminum, and gold silver, gold, argentum, and sulfur carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and argentum
Living organisms are mainly composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen which are the building - blocks of organic molecules like carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. The other options contain metals (aluminum, gold, silver, argentum) which are not the primary elements in living tissues.
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