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THE BASIC BUILDING ELEMENTS FOR LIFE In the body of living organisms, many elements are found in different quantities. In them carbon, hydrogen and oxygen have great importance. The human body also constitute these three elements. These elements combine to form organic compounds such as proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. All these compounds work as building material for the bodies of living organisms e.g meat, pulses, fats, cooking oil, sugar, wheat etc ...