It a through the process of photosynthesis taking it from the soil
The R group is what allows amino acids to form macromolecules with different properties. every amino acid has the same basic structure, the only difference is what the R group is made up of. The similarities allow the amino acids to form a chain while the differences allows them to have different functions. Hope this helped!
Well if i am reading the question right then particles of matter are either ions, protons, neutrons or electrons is this have to do with chem or physics bc the question is a little vague