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(B) The dry weight of an organism is the weight of the organism excluding its water content.Living organisms are primarily composed of organic compoun

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(B) The dry weight of an organism is the weight of the organism excluding its water content.Living organisms are primarily composed of organic compounds,which are based on carbon chains.Carbon,along with hydrogen and oxygen,forms the backbone of biological molecules like carbohydrates,proteins,lipids,and nucleic acids.Therefore,carbon constitutes the largest proportion of the dry weight of any living organism.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(1)$ Water content in a cell	$(a)$ $55-78\%$
$(2)$ Water content in the human body	$(b)$ $70-90\%$
$(3)$ Water content in living organisms	$(c)$ $65\%$

The major part of the dry weight of a living organism is made up of . . . . . . .

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Column-$I$ Column-$II$
$(1)$ Water content in a cell $(a)$ $55-78\%$
$(2)$ Water content in the human body $(b)$ $70-90\%$
$(3)$ Water content in living organisms $(c)$ $65\%$

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