Question

Explain how three of the most common elements found in living things are important to the human body.

Answer 1

Well, Lungs for breathing, Heart for pumping blood, and Liver for filtering toxins

Answer 2

Of these, 25 are found in living things. As you can see in the pie graph at the left, about 97 percent of your body's mass consists of just four major elements— oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen. The six most common elements in living things are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur.