The Biological importance of water

Title: The Biological importance of water
Category: /Science & Technology/Biology
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The Biological importance of water
Water is essential to life itself, with out water life on earth would not exist. Water is a major component of cells, typically forming between 70 and 95% of the mass of the cell. This means that we are made from approximately 80% water by mass and some soft bodied creatures such as jellyfish are made of up to 96% water. Water also provides an environment for organisms to live in, 75% of the earth is covered in water. Water …showed first 75 words of 1464 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1464 total…soft bodied creatures such as worms, slugs and jellyfish which therefore do not require a supporting skeletal system. Water allows cells filled with water to become turgid and due to it's incompressibility plants can support themselves. In conclusion water's unique properties make it perhaps the most biologically important substance on the planet. No other substance shares similar properties to water and in the way that one single molecule can possess such varied and essential characteristics.

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