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Animals require oxygen directly for respiration, to convert fuels in their bodies into energy via a reaction which involves oxygen.
Plants and other lifeforms require oxygen indirectly as a component of many chemicals which make up their cellular structure and the compounds they use to create energy from.
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∙ 12y agoNot all living things utilize oxygen. The archaeabacteria do not, for example. They live in environments that we humans would consider quite hostile, and utilize elements/compounds that one would not expect!
wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaea#Metabolism
Also:
www.astrobiology.com/extreme.html
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Which is the central element for all living things?
Carbon is an element present in all living things.
Why isn't breathing one of the characterictics of living thing?
Not all living things have lungs -- but all living things utilize energy in some fashion.
What do all living things do?
Considering that plants are also living things we all need oxygen, so all living things breath.
All living things use?
Oxygen
How do living things use oxygen?
Animals take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
Do cells depend on oxygen for survival?
Yes, because cells are living things and all living things need oxygen to survive.
What do plants produce that is important to all living things?
Oxygen is what plants produce that is important to all living things!
Where is oxygen fond in living things and in what amount is it present?
oxygen is 21% of the air. Nearly all living things depend on oxygen. In mammals it is found in the lungs and in the bloodstream.
Do snails need oxygen?
Yes, all living things need oxygen.
5 Characteristics of living things?
All living things are made of cells, all living things ether need or produce oxygen, all living things reproduce, all living things make and use energy, and all living things adapt to their enviorment.
What are the major elements of living things?
ALL living things (organic) must have carbon and oxygen to live.
What are 6 elements found in all living things?
Carbon,Oxygen,Nitrogen,Phosphorous and Potassium.
