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ankoles [38]
4 years ago
7

What role does nitrogen play in living organisms

Biology
2 answers:
OlgaM077 [116]4 years ago
6 0
1. Proteins are made up partly of Nitrogen. Without Proteins, your cells will lack enough nourishment to repair itself or to build new tissues. 
<span>2. Nitric Oxide is made up of Nitrogen. Without Nitric Oxide, your cells will have difficulty communicating with each other. </span>
<span>3. Urea is made up of Nitrogen. Without Urea, you cannot remove damaged and used proteins from your body - and this causes the formation of toxins. </span>
<span>4. Enzymes are partly made up of Nitrogen. Without Enzymes, simple acts, such as food metabolism, would take 200 years to complete. </span>
<span>5. Plants require Nitrogen. When plants don't have nitrogen, they fail and this disrupts the food chain.</span>
Andru [333]4 years ago
5 0
I believe it is amino acids?
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