Which biomolecule is made up of only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen?

Lipids

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Proteins

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Carbohydrates

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Nucleic acids

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Solution

The correct option is A Lipids
Proteins are the polymers of amino acids and have C, H, O, N and S. Carbohydrates and nucleic acids have C, H, O, N, P and S. Lipids are chemically diverse group and mostly have long hydrocarbon chain composed of C, H and O. Thus, the correct answer is A.

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