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CARBON CYCLE In what ways is this element essential for life? Carbon is the basis of all organic molecules. It makes up our genetic material (DNA and RNA) and proteins, which are essential for life. Carbon is so special because of its ability to bond to almost any other molecule. The major element within our bodies is carbon Decomposers, when they break down dead organic matter, release carbon dioxide into the air also. Decomposers are essential because without them, all of the carbon on the planet would eventually become locked up in dead carcasses and other trash

How can this element be harmful to life? The great variety of carbon compounds include such lethal poisons as [|tetrodotoxin], the [|lectin] [|ricin] from seeds of the [|castor oil plant] //[|Ricinus communis]//, [|cyanide] (CN-) and [|carbon monoxide]; and such essentials to life as [|glucose] and [|protein].

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