The biological importance of water and its role in living organisms
What is water?
Water (from the Old English word water) is a colourless, tasteless, and odourless substance that is essential to all known forms of life and is known also as the most universal solvent.
Water has a very simple atomic structure, the structure consist of two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom, which can also be related to as hydrogen oxide. At least 70% of the mass of living organisms is water, and almost all of chemical reaction of life takes place in an aqueous solution. The other chemical that makes up living things are organic macro molecules that belong to the 4 groups Lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates. Without water, life on earth would not be possible and we as humans are made from approximately 80% water by mass and some amphibians Jellyfish being a primary example are made up of up to 96% water. Water also provides a place for organism to live in, 75% of the......
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