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Water and its Biological Importance

"Liquid water is not a bit player in the theatre of life - it's the
headline act"

Water is the most abundant of all resources on our planet and is of
great importance to humans and all living organisms because
without it, we would not live
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Being a liquid,
water provides an environment in which marine organisms can live in
and is vital for metabolic reactions
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Waters' transparent properties allow it to be a good environment
for marine plants to grow (such as rivers and lakes) because the
availability of sunlight and oxygenated water mean that plants can
easily photosynthesise
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This

means water creates life everywhere
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Furthermore, water is known as a 'universal solvent' due to being
able to dissolve many substances
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It is important that water is a solvent
because key reactions such as anaerobic respiration happen in
solution in the cytoplasm of cells
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In order for respiration to take place; water is needed
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This supports the fact that water is essential to all

life on Earth
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For example, homeostasis is the various
processes that help to regulate and maintain a perfect internal
environment and in order for these processes to take place, to no
surprise, water is needed
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Also, osmosis
is the net movement of water molecules through a partially
permeable membrane from a dilute solution to a more concentrated
one
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This shows that water controls
the function of cells and therefore, the delicate processes of
homeostasis
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This glucose is used in growth and the absorption of
minerals from the soil
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