This video segment adapted from NOVA illustrates why carbon is at the center of life on Earth. It also asks whether carbon-based life might exist on other planets. [1:38]

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Concepts

astronomy, carbohydrates, carbon, lipids, nucleic acids, the universe

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Additional Tags

chemistry, common elements, proteins, structure and function in living systems, pbs learningmedia: ingredients for life: carbon, teachers' domain, wgbh, carbon-oxygen cycle

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Classroom Considerations

Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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