Why is water essential to life?
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Water is essential to life for several reasons.
The major reason is that it is liquid at the temperatures that our bodies are at.
Therefore it can be used as a transport mechanism to carry material and essential nutrients around the body, and allows a creature of any size to be created.
Also important is that it is abundant on earth and therefore an excellent basis for life.
Finally, water is a superb solvent, and many nutrients dissolve in it and this is also an ideal quality.
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