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Phantasy [73]
3 years ago
12

Why is carbon so important for living things

Biology
2 answers:
Blizzard [7]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Organic compounds make up the cells and other structures of organisms and carry out life processes. Carbon is the main element in organic compounds, so carbon is essential to life on Earth. Without carbon, life as we know it could not exist.

Explanation:

Stels [109]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Carbon is the most important element to living things <u><em>because it can form many different kinds of bonds and form essential compounds.</em></u>

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