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The Biological Importance of Water as a solvent and as a medium for living Organisms.
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The Biological Importance of Water as a solvent and as a medium for living Organisms Structure Water is made up of 2 basic components, these being Oxygen and Hydrogen. Water has the molecular formula H2O. We are about two-thirds water and require water to live. Life now, could not have evolved without liquid water and would die without it. For example, droughts cause famines and floods cause death and disease still to this day. Because of its importance, water is the most studied material on Earth. Water in human biology Water is very important as part of the diet of all humans and other living organisms. For humans, 60% of the water we take in comes from drinks, 30% comes from food and the remaining 10% is metabolic water, a product of respiration. Most substances found in the body, dissolve in water except fats and other large polymers such as fibrous proteins. Water is the...
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