Why are carbon and nitrogen essential for survival to all living organisms?

a. they are needed to release the energy stored in food.

b. they provide materials organisms need to build there bodies.

c. they supply the energy needed for living processes.

d. they ensure that matter only moves within a nonliving enviorment

The equation shows cellular respiration. during cellular respiration, glucose combines with oxygen to form carbon dioxide, water, and atp. what happens to the energy in the bonds in glucose? the energy is transferred to oxygen. the energy is transferred to carbon dioxide. the energy is transferred to water. the energy is transferred to atp.