A carbon atom has four valence electrons. How do all living things depend on this property and other special chemical properties of the carbon atom?

It is for the fact that Carbon need to fill up its shell for order to make it coplete. Hense using Covelant bonds. Carbon therefore can connect to oxygen, hygrogen, and other carbon molecules. Also Carbon can connect in 4 ways to. It also can form 2 main covelant bonds

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the water molecules are transferred from the roots to the stem or top parts of the tall tree because of important properties of water which are adhesion, cohesion and capillary action. cohesion is the property of water molecules keeps water molecules in a combined state by sharing of bonds between them at the atomic level. adhesion allows the interaction of water molecules with other substances or substrate. adhesion will cause the attachment of water molecules to the wall of the vessel (xylem) of the plant. capillary action occurs when the adhesive force to the vessel wall is stronger than the cohesive force between water molecules. capillary action mimics the transfer of water from a tube or pipe. in this way water utilizes its property to transfer water from down to top level of the plant.