Role of water

Question 1

What are the functions of water?

Answer 1

Water is the best solvent for inorganic salts and many organic compounds
- Water serves as a medium in which various chemical reactions of an organism occur (Hydrolytic reactions)
- Water serves as a transporter of digested food, salt, vitamins, hormones, excess salt and urea
- Water serves as a major component of body fluids, blood, lymph and tissue fluid
Water helps to regulate room temperature
Water is an essential reactant in the photosynthetic process in green plants