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So that they dont die

  • Water acts as a solvent to provide a liquid environment for biochemical reactions. Solid phase is too slow and gaseous phase is too fast for biochemical reactions.
  • Water stays liquid at high temperatures (relatively compared to CH4 and NH3) and stays liquid over a wide range of temperatures. Higher temperatures and wider range of temperatures for liquid phase means that reactions can happen faster and under more diverse circumstances.
  • Water dissolves polar compounds and does not dissolve nonpolar compounds. This is important for both biochemical reactions and crucial hydrophilic/hydrophobic interactions in protein folding.
  • Water is an important reactant in certain biochemical reactions such as electrolysis reactions and the first step of the photosynthetic electron transport chain.
  • Water has a high specific heat capacity to facilitate better maintenance of internal temperature and the usage of evaporation to cool down.
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