What are two things water is used for in animals?

Answer 1

animals need water to drink. they can also go inside to swim or wash

A:In animals, water is the solvent that fills the cells, as well as the solvent in the blood.

Within the cells, it provides structure to the cells, and a transport mechanism for molecules and nutrients around the cells.

Between the cells and in the blood, it also provides a transport mechanism for nutrients, cellular waste, and various other needs of the body, including the movement of whole cells.

On mucous membranes, it provides a barrier to prevent the cells from drying out, and a significant amount is lost providing this function, especially in the lungs.

It is also a solvent for the excretion of nitrogen and water soluble salts in the kidneys (Urine).

Water is a vital part of digestion, and provides a medium for food to be broken down in the digestive tract, as well as being transported along the digestive tract. Much of it is reabsorbed in the large intestine, although some will remain in the stools.

I believe that water is consumed in some metabolic stages, but there is a net production of water by the bodies metabolism through the conversion of hydrocarbons into carbon dioxide and water.