Why is the little bit of water in the atmosphere important to plants, animals and humans?
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Explanation:
Water is a metabolite, or a chemical involved in reactions. In this way, it is is necessary for the continued survival of both plants and animals. In plants, water aids in photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight into food.
Water also moves through the living organisms in an ecosystem. Plants soak up large amounts of water through their roots. The water then moves up the plant and evaporates from the leaves in a process called transpiration. The process of transpiration, like evaporation, returns water back into the atmosphere.
The water cycle is an extremely important process because it enables the availability of water for all living organisms and regulates weather patterns on our planet. If water didn't naturally recycle itself, we would run out of clean water, which is essential to life.