Question

Please help! If I don't get this done in like 10 minutes, my mom will FREAK:

1. Explain why life on Earth depends on matter.
2. Describe how plants and animals get the matter they need to survive.
3. Living things are mostly made up of four elements: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. Describe how plants and animals obtain these elements.

Answer 1

1. The One way flow of high-quality energy from the sun. The cycling of matter or nutrients needed for survival. Gravity which allows the planet to hold its atmosphere and causes the downward movement of chemicals in the matter cycles