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Describe the Critical Role That Water Plays In Maintaining Life on Earth, Both as a Constituent of Living Organisms and as an Environment.
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Describe the Critical Role That Water Plays In Maintaining Life on Earth, Both as a Constituent of Living Organisms and as an Environment One of the most abundant components of all organisms is water. Around 3/4 of the earths surface is covered by water and it makes up 70% of human cells and up to 95% of the mass of a plant. With these kinds of statistics you can see why it is so important. Water is a polar molecule meaning the distribution of electrical charge creates centres of positive and negative charge. These centres are separated by a short distance and the unequal distribution causes the polarity. This polarity makes water a very good solvent. It attracts other charged particles such as ions and other polar molecules. These particles become much more reactive in solutions as they are free to move about and react with other chemicals. On the other hand,...
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