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Why is water important for plants and animals?
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Solution
Importance of water for plants:
1. Plants need water to prepare their food, for germination and growth to produce fruits, flowers, etc.
2. For conduction of food prepared by plants to other-parts of plant i.e., for translocation.
3. Large number of plants live in water; water provides nutrients and oxygen for their survival. Crops need water for their growth. Water in the form of rain, washes the dust and smoke deposited on leaves by vehicles and helps the stomata in exchanging gases.
Importance of water for animals:
1. Lot of water is lost by the body of animals by sweating, in the form of urine and evaporation while doing various activities, so to make up for the lost water animals consume a lot of water in the form of drinking.
2. Water keeps the animals fresh and is a natural medicine for their many ailments.
3. Water is a good solvent and helps in the process of digestion, blood circulation, excretion, etc. in the body of organisms.
4. Water is essential for the cleanliness of animals and their surroundings
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