Water Properties used in the Abiotic/Biotic World
Properties of Water can include:
- It is a solvent. This allows for metabolic reactions to take place - Gives organisms a place to live - Water is needed by some organisms to carry dissolved nutrients to its cells - It is able to absorb and release thermal energy; moderates temperature changes - Makes up 60% of a cell's mass - Able to act as a reactant or product in various metabolic activities - Supplies hydrogen atoms to plants (photosynthesis), oxygen atoms to living organisms (cellular respiration) |