How are living organisms formed based on chemical organization?

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$\Rightarrow$ Various forms of living organisms are seen in our biosphere.
$\Rightarrow$ All living organisms are formed by similar types of elements or chemicals.
$\Rightarrow$ If we perform elemental analysis on a plant tissue, animal tissue, or a microbial paste, we obtain a list of elements like carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and several others, along with their respective content per unit mass of a living tissue.
$\Rightarrow$ If the same analysis is performed on a piece of Earth's crust as an example of non-living matter, we obtain a similar list.
$\Rightarrow$ All the elements present in a sample of Earth's crust are also present in a sample of living tissue. However, the relative abundance of carbon and hydrogen with respect to other elements is higher in any living organism than in the Earth's crust.
$\Rightarrow$ Table: Comparison of Elements Present in Non-living and Living Matter:
Element% Weight of Earth's Crust% Weight of Human Body
Hydrogen $(H)$$0.14$$0.5$
Carbon $(C)$$0.03$$18.5$
Oxygen $(O)$$46.6$$65.0$
Nitrogen $(N)$Very little$3.3$
Sulphur $(S)$$0.03$$0.3$
Sodium $(Na)$$2.8$$0.2$
Calcium $(Ca)$$3.6$$1.5$
Magnesium $(Mg)$$2.1$$0.1$
Silicon $(Si)$$27.7$Negligible

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