1 Water. Life on earth evolved in water,and all life still depends on water. At least 80% of the mass of living organisms is water and almost all chemical.

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1 Water. Life on earth evolved in water,and all life still depends on water. At least 80% of the mass of living organisms is water and almost all chemical reactions of life take place in aqueous solution.

2 Water molecules are charged, with the oxygen atom being slightly negative and the hydrogen atoms being slightly positive. These opposite attract each other, forming hydrogen bonds. These are weak, long distance bonds that are very common and very important in biology. H O H H O O O H H H H H Water Molecules Hydrogen bonds Covalent Bonds

3 Water has a number of Important properties essential for life. Solvent- Because it is charged water is a very good solvent.Charged molecules such as salts, sugars, amino acids dissolve readily in water and are called hydrophilic. Uncharged molecules such as lipids do not dissolve so well in water and are called hydrophobic. Specific heat capacity- Water has a specific heat capacity of 4.2 J g-1 oC-1, which means that it takes 4.2 joules of energy to heat 1g of water by 1oC. This is unusually high and it means that water does not change temperature easily. This minimises fluctuations in temperature inside cells and it also means that sea temperature is quite constant. Latent heat of vaporisation- Water requires a lot of energy to change state from a liquid to a gas, and this is made use of a cooling mechanism in animals (sweating and panting) and plants (transpiration). As water evaporates it extracts heats from the surrounding area, cooling the organism Latent heat of vaporisation- Water also requires a lot of heat to change state from solid to liquid and must loose a lot of heat to change state from a liquid to a solid. This means it is difficult to freeze water so ice crystals are less likely to from inside cells. Density- Water is its solid state (ice) is less dense than the liquid state, so ice floats on water.As the air temperature cools, bodies of water freeze from the surface, forming a layer of ice with the liquid beneath, This allows aquatic ecosystem to exist in low temperatures. Cohesion- Water molecules due to hydrogen bonds stick together, so water has a high cohesion. This explains why long columns of water can be suck up tall trees by transpiration without breaking. It also explains surface tension which allows small animals to walk on water,