Water is a very important liquid found on the Earth's surface and
makes up 60 to 90 % of the fresh mass of all living things and is very
important for cells. It is also an important habitat for animals such
as fish and other aquatic organisms. It consists of 2 hydrogen atoms,
covalently bonded to an oxygen atom. When discussing what makes water
such an important medium for life, I must consider properties, such as
its dipolar charge, its ability as a solvent, its thermal properties,
its density, its high surface tension and its cohesion.
An important feature of water is that it has a dipolar (uneven)
charge. This occurs because of the covalent bonds shared between the 2
hydrogens and the oxygen atoms. When these covalent bonds are formed,
the oxygen nucleus attracts electrons more then the hydrogen nuclei
do, due to oxygen having 8 protons opposed to hydrogen's 1 proton. The
result of this is that oxygen has a slight negative charge (δ-), and
hydrogen having a slight positive charge (δ+).
Water is an excellent solvent and has an ability to dissolve many
polar substances in it. This is caused by water molecules (dipolar
molecules) being attracted to polar molecules, surrounding them and
separating them, making them dissolve. These dissolved chemicals are
then free to move around and can then react with other chemicals. It
is for this reason that biochemical reactions occur so effectively in
living organisms, since living cells have a cytoplasm based in
solution.
Water molecules are attracted to one another by hydrogen bonds,
restricting the movement of the particles. It is for this reason that
water requires a relatively large quantity of energy to increase its
temperature. Consequently, water is slow to change temperature in
areas of high water content. This is useful in living organisms as it
makes keeping a stable body temperature easier, being able to avoid
rapid temperature changes and helping reactions in the body to take
place at a narrow range in temperature. Another benefit of water's
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The Biological Importance of Water as a Solvent and as a Medium for Living Organisms
Atmosphere: The Earth has one of the most versatile atmospheres because of the way the solar system here picks up water and carries it around the Earth for redistribution. We have a thick atmosphere that consists mostly of oxygen and nitrogen that helps plants and animals survive so well here on Earth. We also have a "greenhouse effect" that warms our atmosphere and it's surface.
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It covers 70% of our planet, makes up 75% of our body, it is necessary for survival and it is declining at a rapid rate (http://www.sscwd.org). It is water. Unfortunately, clean water is rare, almost 1 billion people in developing countries do not have access to water everyday. “Yet, we take it for granted, we waste it, and we even pay too much to drink it from little plastic bottles” (The Water Project). Use of earth’s natural resources should be seen as prosperity, although it is taken for granted, every aspect of daily life revolves around the environment, forcing water conservation to be necessary for future on this planet. Many people grab a water bottle to go as they head to life as normal, others in developing countries spend their lives searching for water that is rarely found. Even if they do obtain water, it is seldom clean and usually comes with the risk of disease. As more developed countries pay a dollar or so for a bottle of water, others in less fortunate places worship water as if it is gold.
Microbial decomposition releases nutrients into the environment that are needed by other organisms. Microbes are also involved in the cycling of many other important compounds in — and between — ecosystems, including oxygen, carbon and nitrogen. Many microbes use the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide to oxygen, which we need to breathe. As they do this, they create new organic material — themselves — which are then eaten by other organisms. In this way, the cycling of nutrients and energy
As the sustenance for all humankind, animals, plants and other living organisms, Water is the greatest natural resources on this planet and it is becoming scarcer and more of a necessity. Water is a basic need and not a want in the same way that without air to breathe, cannot sustain life. Safe, clean water and good sanitation is a right. Therefore, the right to safe, clean water means the right to life. According to United Nations human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, ethnic origin, color, religion, language or any other status. Based on UN definition I am confident to assert that safe, clean drinking water and good sanitation is a basic human
Water has a great number of roles in living organisms, this is largely to do with the structure and covalent bonding in a single water molecule, and between water molecules. Around 75% of the earth is covered in water, and it is reffered to as the most important Biochemical. Its chemical symbol is: H2O In a water molecule there are two bonding pairs and two non-bonding pairs of electrons. These four pairs of electrons repel one another, forming a tetrahedral pattern.
Carbon makes up eighteen percent of all the matter in living things. Alcin is a member of the Council of the United States. The average human body has about 16 kilograms of carbon in some form of this element. Carbon is a part of DNA and proteins. Robertson.
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remaining 20 percent is due to other gasses that are present in very small amounts? (Murck,
Water is the most priceless resource on our planet. Billions of gallons flow through our rivers and lakes. Millions of gallons are consumed by humans each day. Our world’s surface is seventy percent water. With so much water around us, how can 1.1 billion people still lack access to clean water (Cooper, Water Shortages)? People are already using fifty four percent of all the freshwater available on this planet (Cooper, Water Shortages). We cannot afford to neglect something so essential to our very survival. We must defend our most important natural resource—water.
Water is an essential nutrient that our body requires every day. Without water human life cannot be sustained. Water deprivation kills faster than lack of any other nutrient. People do not think of water as a nutrient and don’t realize the important role of water in the body functions.