Question

3. Is the carbon to nitrogen ratios in trees significantly different from the ratio in a healthyadult human? Provide an explanation of why differences may exist based on how nitrogenis used in molecular structures.

Answer 1

Yes carbon to nitrogen ration is significantly different in human and trees.

C to N ration in trees is much higer and it is lower in healthy adult human.

Trees contains very large amount of cellulose which contain carbon but no nitrogen. while human does not contain cellulose. Humans are made up of muscular tissues which are made up of proteins which are made up of amino acids and amino acids are rich in nitrogen. while trees does not contain muscular tissue and hence lesser in nitrogen content.

Hence, trees and humans have different carbon to nitrogen ratio.