Evaluation:
Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The Biological Importance of Water', 1.
  • Essays 'The Biological Importance of Water', 2.
Extract

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. …

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