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Of the known elements only about ten are needed by living things?
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∙ 12y ago
Sort of true.
Actually only four make up most of all living things (C O H N),
and ten make up 99.9% of living matter
but tiny traces (even a dozen or so atoms) of exotic elements are used (and required) by "higher organisms".
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Is human belong to living things?
yes, everything that is created by God is known as belonging to all living things.
