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water
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what occurs in water | metabolism |
| water transports | materials within all living things |
| water is the | fluid component of all living things |
| water 90% of | cell cytoplasm |
| water is 92% of | blood plasma |
| water is 97% of | tissue fluid and lymph |
| water is known as the | universal solvent |
| water allows what to take place in what | allows chemical reactions to take place in cells and the water that surrounds them |
| water is needed for biochemical reactions such as | condensation reactions, hydraulic reactions, photosynthesis and respiration |
| water is a good absorber of | heat energy. absorbs and releases it slowly |
| thus, water allows | the tissues of living things to maintain a constant temperature |
| water helps to control the | shape of the cells in living things eg plants wilting |