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The element that is the basis for most living things is Carbon. Carbon is an element found in all life on Earth.

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What is the organic molecule that is the basis of all structures?

There is no such molecule that is the basis of all structures. What I think you may mean is what atoms are the basis of organic molecules. In order for a compound to be considered organic, you have to have Carbon - Hydrogen bond/s. Organic molecules make up a considerable percentage of all living things. Some could argue that Deoxyribose nucleic acid may be.


What is the basis for all compounds that make up living things?

Living things are based on compounds of carbon.


What are the 4 main molecules that make up living things?

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen


What do the major types of molecules that make up all living things have in common?

Carbon atoms


What do the major types of molecules that make living things have in common?

they all contain carbon atoms


Whichi element is in all living things and can make long chained molecules?

Carbon is the element found in all living things and can form long chained molecules due to its ability to bond with other carbon atoms and various elements.


Why are so many other living things dependent on plantlike protists?

Because these plantlike protists make the basis of the food web.


What is the smallest non living particle in the human body?

The smallest non-living particle in the human body is an atom. Atoms are the basic building blocks of matter and combine to form molecules that make up all living and non-living things.


Over 97 percent of the matter in living things is made up of?

There are six items that make up the largest bulk of matter - roughly 95 percent-97 percent (currently being debated). The six things that make up the majority of matter are Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Sulfur, and Phosphorous.


What is so unique about carbon that allows it to form the different types of organic molecules that make up living things?

It can bond to itself.


What make living things different from non living things?

Living things are alive.