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Lesson: Chapter 1 — The Chemical Basis of Life

1.5. Water 5 of 8

Question 5

Acting as the main component of blood, what does water transport to where it is needed?

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Water carries various nutrients, vitamins and hormones to the places they are needed.

Water does the same job inside a plant, by a different route: because its cohesive and adhesive forces are high, water is transported upwards through the stems of even the tallest plants.

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