Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
You are given a sentence and your task is to generate another sentence that supports the given input.
Example: In spite of this reduced heat input, the surface temperature of Venus is higher than that of the Earth.
Output: Venus has a warmer average surface temperature than earth.
Output statement supports the input statement's claim about the temperatures of Venus being higher than the earth.

New input case for you: The carbon atoms in these chains and rings can then form bonds with other elements in many ways to produce various functional groups.
Output:
Carbon (c) is essential to living organisms because carbon bonds in many ways with itself to form chains.