Why are the elements of GF(q), whose characteristic is 2, all squares?

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If $a\in GF(2^n)$, then there is the element in $GF(2^n)$ such that $x^2 = a$. Why?

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For a finite field $F$, the multipülicative group $F^\times$ is cyclic of order $|F|-1$.