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Why do all organisms require nitrogen?

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Explanation:

Nitrogen is essential for all living things because it is a major part of amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins and of nucleic acids such as DNA, which transfers genetic information to subsequent generations of organisms.

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Nitrogen is essential to organisms because nitrogen is needed to make amino acids and proteins and also to make nucleic acids such as DNA and rNA

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