Please help me i’ll give brainlist Why is carbon essential to life on Earth?
A
Carbon can form compounds of many sizes and shapes.
B
Animals need carbon in order to breathe.
C
Plants use carbon to absorb water into their roots.
D
Carbon is the most abundant element on Earth.

The correct answer A

This is in part due to carbon's ability to readily form bonds with other atoms, giving flexibility to the form and function that biomolecules can take, such as DNA and RNA, which are essential for the defining characteristics of life

D

Explanation:

Our DNA, RNA, proteins, and something else I forget are all made of carbon. As a result, carbon is essentially one of the reasons we exist. Carbon can form connections with other atoms as well. Carbon makes up the majority of organisms.

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