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Yes, all organisms need nitrogen because part of the nucleotides of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) is a "nitrogeneous base", which is essential for life.

Nitrogen is also present in many organic compounds, including proteins and nucleic acids.

By mass nitrogen is the 4th most abundant element in the body.

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