Certainly! Let's carefully place the appropriate characteristics for each of the gases based on their relative abundance and descriptions. Here is the correct placement of tiles in the table:
### Gases and Characteristics Table:
[tex]\[
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
\hline
\text{Gas} & \begin{tabular}{c}
\text{Relative} \\
\text{Abundance}
\end{tabular} & \text{Description} \\
\hline
\text{carbon dioxide} & \text{trace gas} & \text{required for photosynthesis} \\
\hline
\text{nitrogen} & \begin{tabular}{c}
\text{most abundant gas} \\
\text{in the atmosphere}
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c}
\text{incorporated as a} \\
\text{major component of} \\
\text{proteins and DNA}
\end{tabular} \\
\hline
\text{oxygen} & \begin{tabular}{c}
\text{second most} \\
\text{abundant gas in} \\
\text{the atmosphere}
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c}
\text{required for} \\
\text{cellular respiration}
\end{tabular} \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\][/tex]
Here is a detailed step-by-step reasoning for arriving at this solution:
1. Carbon Dioxide
- Relative Abundance: Carbon dioxide is described as a "trace gas" in the atmosphere.
- Description: It is "required for photosynthesis".
2. Nitrogen
- Relative Abundance: Nitrogen is identified as the "most abundant gas in the atmosphere".
- Description: It is "incorporated as a major component of proteins and DNA".
3. Oxygen
- Relative Abundance: Oxygen is the "second most abundant gas in the atmosphere".
- Description: It is "required for cellular respiration".
By properly matching the characteristics provided, we can complete the table with the given information.
