
✰ DNA stands for
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✰ It is a type of nucleic acid that contains the genetic code of organisms and is also the molecule of heredity in all cells.
✰ DNA is mainly present in the chromosomes in nucleus.
✰ It carries the genetic information that is passed on to the next generation.

Animals get the nitrogen they need by eating plants or other animals that contain nitrogen. When organisms die, their bodies decompose bringing the nitrogen into soil on land or into ocean water. Bacteria alter the nitrogen into a form that plants are able to use.