How is WATER important to life?

(Take a minute and respond in your SCIENCE NOTEBOOK)

1.WATER helps to hydrate the body

1.WATER helps to hydrate the bodyOur cells are composed of roughly 75% water

1.WATER helps to hydrate the bodyOur cells are composed of roughly 75% water

Our blood is composed of roughly 90% water

2.WATER is a buffer that regulates body temp

(Through sweating and vasoconstriction)

3.WATER provides a soluble environment for chemical reactions

3.WATER provides a soluble environment for chemical reactions

Water is polar and can dissolve many other polar substances

3.WATER provides a soluble environment for chemical reactions

Water is polar and can dissolve many other polar substances

This makes a cell a prime environment for dissolving salts and sugars

4.WATER helps maintain cell turgidity

4.WATER helps maintain cell turgidity Turgor pressure leads to

full cells and strong plants!

4.WATER has many other interesting properties

4.WATER has many other interesting properties

4.WATER has many other interesting properties

adhesion

4.WATER has many other interesting properties

adhesion

4.WATER has many other interesting properties

adhesion cohesion

4.WATER has many other interesting properties

adhesion cohesion

4.WATER has many other interesting properties

adhesion cohesion

surface tension

4.WATER has many other interesting properties

adhesion cohesion

surface tension

4.WATER has many other interesting properties

adhesion cohesion

surface tension

capillary action