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Biological Importance of Water.
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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 itself is a simple molecule made up of 2 hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, H20. The hydrogen and oxygen atoms are bonded covalently as shown in the diagram of water's electron structure. Water is not a linear molecule; the two hydrogen atoms form a bond with the oxygen at the angle of 104.5o. Diagram of water's electron structure Covalent bonds are formed by sharing electrons in the outer orbits...
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