The importance of water for living organisms

In this topic

• How much water is in a cell and a body
• The water molecule: a dipole and hydrogen bonds
• The properties and what each one does for life
• Water as reactant and product. Osmosis

Key terms

• Dipole
• Hydrogen bond
• Hydrophilic substance
• Hydrophobic substance
• Amphipathic molecule
• Specific heat capacity
• Cohesion
• Adhesion
• Surface tension
• Osmosis
• Turgor
• Plasmolysis

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