The biochemical importance of water Sam Ellick 13/11/2010 Water otherwise known as H2O is a necessity for life to exist. It has many unique features compared to other molecules of its size. For example solid ice is less dense than liquid ice‚ which ponds and lakes freeze from the top down. This is important in insulating the aquatic life in the winter. This essay however will be looking at why water is so important in biochemical terms. Its shape Water‚ as its formula H2O suggests‚ consists
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Water-Saving Ideas for Schools Free Repair leaky faucets and toilets throughout the school building. Encourage maintenance staff to avoid using hoses or pressure washers to clean sidewalks and other paved areas. Never allow water to run unnecessarily‚ and avoid using the toilet as a trash can. Avoid overuse of the air conditioning – the harder it works‚ the more water (and energy!) is used to cool the building. Encourage your school’s cafeteria staff to avoid
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Water (H₂O) is a liquid at room temperature‚ and its unusual properties provide the basis of many biological processes and organisms. In humans water is the vital product of respiration (C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ = 6CO₂ + 6H₂O.) The importance of water being produced as a product of respiration is that water is a main component of the human body (a human body consists of 65% water)‚ and plays a key role in many biological processes that occur. Water in the body had a large effect on the movement of substances
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The Biological Importance of Water. Water is a material that is essential for all life on earth. The fact that water makes up between 60 and 95 percent of all living organisms clearly shows the biological importance of this compound. The way that water is structured and its properties lead to it being one of the most individual and vital compounds on earth. Water molecules are dipolar‚ meaning they have a positively charged and a negatively charged region. A water molecule consists of two hydrogen
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The Biological Importance of Water! The ultimate importance of water is none other than the fact that life cannot exist without it. Water being the major component of our body cells‚ typically making 70-95% of it‚ constructs the body mass with approximately 80% being water. Humans are not the only ones who contain the valued material but other creatures like the jellyfish hold 96% of water as their body mass. The structure of the water molecules enables it to have extreme properties that are
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Drink Water Speech How many of you‚ when you go to a restaurant and the waiter/waitress asks you what you want to drink ask for water? How many you would select a glass of water out a fridge filled with soda‚ fruit juices‚ or beer? My guess is probably not very many you actually choose water over the other options. I used to be the same way. I used to never drink water‚ and would always choose another beverage if I had the option. However‚ after I began to hear about the importance of water
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The Importance of Drinking Water It sounds so simple. H20 - two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. This substance is also known as water. Water is important to the mechanics of the human body. Water in the human body represent approximately 50-60% of body weight in adults and 75% of the body of a newborn. The three points that we will look at are: 1. What do we need water for? 2.How much water do we need to drink? 3.What happens if we do not drink enough water? Transition: First‚ you
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The Biological Importance of Water Water is perhaps the most important molecule for the survival and life of organisms. On the surface of the planet there is obviously much more area of water than land‚ which shows its significance. The fact that water makes up 60-95% of all living organisms shows the incredible biological importance of water. Water has many uses and roles‚ one of them it being used as a support unit in plants. The uptake of water by plant cells creates a pressure against the rigid
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Water is an important source in our daily life.We use it to wash clothes or clean house.Every meal‚wealways drink some water otherwise we will be thirsty.Nowadays‚water becomes more and more common in our daily life because the development of using the technology of water. No matter whether we realise it or not‚water has become a necessary factorfor our lives.Studies have shown that drinking 8 cups of water everyday can help us to keep healthy.During the process of drinking water‚water clean our
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IMPORTANCE OF FRESH WATER All living things on Earth need fresh water in order to survive But human beings become ill and may even die if they cannot get pure or clean and are forced to drink polluted water. Human beings can only last 3 day without fresh water. People died of thirst after the cyclone in 1999 because their supply of fresh water from irrigation channels was destroyed form tidal waves. However water is needed for many more purposes e.g. in agriculture and industries‚ but this water
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