All living organism are based on the _______ atom ?

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David Drayer
May 2, 2018

Carbon

Explanation:

Carbon with its ability to form long branching chains of molecules is essential to all living things. Organic Chemistry is the the study of Carbon Compounds and reactions. It was first called Organic Chemistry because it was thought that all Carbon compounds came from organic sources, that is living organisms.

We now know that nitrogen needed for DNA is as important to living things as the Carbon needed for proteins, starches, and fats.

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