Of the Statements Below, Which Best Explains Why the Study

question 13

Multiple Choice

Of the statements below, which best explains why the study of water is relevant to the study of living organisms?

• A) Water is produced when amino acids polymerize to form proteins and when nucleotides polymerize to form RNA and DNA.
• B) Ninety-six percent of water on Earth is found in the oceans, 1 percent is found in bays and estuaries, and 3 percent is found in freshwater locations.
• C) An average rainstorm drops about 100,000 liters of water over 1 acre of land.
• D) Sixty percent of an adult human's body weight is due to water, with two-thirds of this water located inside cells and one-third outside cells.
• E) Water is the only compound on Earth that can be found as a gas, a liquid, and a solid in different natural settings.

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Definitions:

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