Which statement best explains why the study of water is relevant to the study of living organisms? An average rainstorm drops about 100,000 liters of water over 1 acre of land. Water is produced when amino acids polymerize to form proteins and when nucleotides polymerize to form RNA and DNA. Water is the solvent present inside living cells where metabolic reactions take place. Water is the only compound on Earth that can be found as a gas, a liquid, and a solid in different natural settings. Ninety-six percent of water on Earth is found in the oceans, 1 percent is found in bays and estuaries, and 3 percent is found in freshwater locations.

Which statement best explains why the study of water is relevant to the study of living organisms? An average rainstorm drops about 100,000 liters of water over 1 acre of land. Water is produced when amino acids polymerize to form proteins and when nucleotides polymerize to form RNA and DNA. Water is the solvent present inside living cells where metabolic reactions take place. Water is the only compound on Earth that can be found as a gas, a liquid, and a solid in different natural settings. Ninety-six percent of water on Earth is found in the oceans, 1 percent is found in bays and estuaries, and 3 percent is found in freshwater locations.

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter2: Molecules Of Life

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1FIO: A. The first shell corresponds to the first energy level, and it can hold up to 2 electrons....

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