why is carbon so abundant in living things when oxygen is the most abundant element on earth

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"Carbon is so abundant in living things when oxygen is the most abundant element on Earth because carbon atoms can bond with one another to make chains and cyclic structures whereas oxygen atoms cannot form chains or cyclic structures."
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