NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

MICROBIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What TWO elements are the most abundant in living things?
A
oxygen
B
carbon
C
phosphorus
D
sodium
E
hydrogen
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Two elements, hydrogen and oxygen, account for 88.5 percent of the atoms in the human body; hydrogen supplies 63 percent of the total and oxygen 25.5 per cent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen are the most important elements. Small quantities of other elements are necessary for life. Carbon is the most abundant element in living matter.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hydrogen is the simplest element. Each atom of hydrogen has only one proton. Hydrogen is also the most abundant element in the universe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Helium is the second-most abundant element in the universe, after hydrogen, and accounts for about 25 percent of the atoms in the universe. Most of the helium in the universe was created in the Big Bang, but it also is the product of hydrogen fusion in stars.

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