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Carbon is a nonmettalic chemical element, known by the symbol C, that is the fundamental building block of material in living organisms and is important to many industries. Carbon occurs in nature in nearly pure form in diamond and graphite. It is also the major component of coal, petroleum, asphalt, limestone, and most materials made by plants and animals. The name carbon is derived from Latin word carbo, meaning charcoal, a material that is composed primarily of carbon.
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8 A plant body such as a redwood tree is a very large mass of carbon compounds-where does all this carbon come from?
From CO2 in the atmosphere which is fixed into organic matter in photosynthesis.
How does the body get rid of Carbon Dioxide?
The body gets rid of carbon dioxide because it is a waste product, and like every other waste product, it has to come out or you will get sick, or in this case, die. Specifically, carbon dioxide within the plasma exchanges acts to make the body more acidic and the change in pH affects the ability of enzymes to function properly. The pH is therefore tightly controlled.
How do humans store carbon in our bodies?
The element carbon is not found in a pure form in the human body, but rather in compounds within the body. Carbon constitutes roughly 18 percent of body mass, and millions of carbon atoms form the thousands of molecules in virtually every cell. Carbon is the basic building block required to form proteins, carbohydrates and fats, and it plays a crucial role in regulating the physiology of the body. Gaseous and liquid compounds that contain carbon also can affect the body.
What is added to the body removed from the body with every breath?
Carbon dioxide
Which element is present in all the large macromolecules in the human body?
All the macromolecules in the human body are basically Carbon covalently bonded to other elements- mostly Hydrogen, Oxygen and other carbon atoms. There are other elements, but they don't appear in all of the body's macromolecules.It is Carbon.
Where do carbon dioxide and water for respiration come from?
it comes from the body
What wastes come out of your body daily?
carbon dioxide is one moisture is another one
What is a carbon deficiency on the human body?
carbon solutions in your body means that there is carbon in your body
Where does the stuff the tree is made of come from?
About half the body weight of a tree is carbon. The tree absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, stores the carbon, and releases the oxygen. As the tree grows, it stores more and more carbon.
8 A plant body such as a redwood tree is a very large mass of carbon compounds-where does all this carbon come from?
From CO2 in the atmosphere which is fixed into organic matter in photosynthesis.
Why does your body need carbon?
Carbon is the essential source for energy you the body. All the heat and electrical energy for the cells come from the conversion of carbon in food to carbon dioxice by metabolic processes. The human body also needs carbon is because all of the organic chemicals that your body is made of (protein, fats, nerve cells) contain carbon. Carbon in these compounds is very important in its function in the molecules as a way to connect things as well as other properties. Some think that if you did not have carbon in your body, you would likely be just a puddle of goo with some bones. This neglects the fact that bones are composed of organic materials as well. To demonstrate what the body would be without carbon consider the small amount of ashes left after cremation. These are the non-organic components lonce the water and carbon are burned away.
How is carbon dioxide formed inside the body?
Carbon dioxide is created when oxygen and carbon are combined. The respiratory system allows oxygen to be taken into the body while allowing the body to push out (or exhale) the carbon dioxide.
Can carbon be found in the human body?
It can be but it can not be pure carbon
Where does the carbon and oxygen and glucose ultimately come from?
the oxygen and carbon come from the Carbon Dioxide in the Dark Reactions of Photosynthesis. This didnt help
When you exhale what gas does your body get rid off?
When you breathe out, your body gets rid of Carbon Dioxide (CO2).
What elements required by plants does NOT come directly from the soil?
carbon carbon carbon
What happens doing respiration?
In respiration, you breathe in oxygen and it goes into your blood and round to all your cells in the body and out of the cells come carbon dioxide as their waste product and that is why you breathe out carbon dioxide which is the consequense of RESPIRATION!
