Importance Of Water

Importance of Water to Humans

Thesis statement: Fresh and clean water is vital to the very existence of the human race.

Very recently, I watched a program on public television about freshwater. It really got me interested in thinking about how important water is to human survival. Fresh and clean water is vital to the very existence of the human race. Without it, all living things would die, including human beings. So how important is water to humans and why?

Water a transparent and formless liquid that is one of the most important things that we have on planet Earth. Every living thing needs water to live, so it is considered to be the source of life, by many. http://www.preservearticles.com/201101012195/importance-of-water-for-humans-and-animals.html (The Importance of Water to the Survival of Human Beings) http://scienceray.com/biology/human-biology/the-importance-of-water-to-the-survival-of-human-beings/ Human bodies are made up of about 75% water. (“The Importance of Water”) - http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Importance-of-Water&id=326117 The human brain is made up of 95% water, the lungs are 90% water, and our blood is 82% water. (“The Importance of Water and Your Health”) www.freedrinkingwater.com Water makes up a huge part of the cells that make up all living things, including animals, humans and plants. Website (“Ecosystems”) http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwepecosystems.htm

In science we label water as H2O because it is two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. Website (“The Importance of Water and Your Health”) www.freedrinkingwater.com Plants are also living things and need water to live. Plants directly and indirectly, produce all of the food that animals and people eat, including meat. The animals t...

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...nts, helps deliver oxygen throughout our bodies, keeps our mucous membranes moist, acts as a shock absorber for the brain, spinal cord and fetuses, and makes saliva, which is needed for digestion. (THE WATER IN YOU) http://water.usgs.gov/edu/propertyyou.html If there is a shortage of water, such as in a drought, there would be deadly consequences. Plants, animals and humans would die. The land around becomes too dry and plants cannot grow. (Ashley Wong) http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Importance-of-Water&id=326117

Even though most do not regularly recognize the important role that water plays in all life, based upon everything that we know about water and its importance to human beings, we can see that fresh and clean water is vital to the very existence of the human race. Water is required for all living things to continue to live, including human beings.