With

out w

ater,

your

body

wou

ld sto

p wor

king p

rope

rly.

Wat

er m

akes

up m

ore t

han h

alf of

your

body

weig

ht an

d a p

erso

n can

't sur

vive f

or m

ore t

han a

few

days

with

out it

. Yo

ur bo

dy ha

s lot

s of im

porta

nt jo

bs an

d it n

eeds

wat

er

to do

man

y of t

hem

. Fo

r insta

nce,

your

bloo

d, wh

ich co

ntain

s a lo

t of w

ater,

ca

rries

oxyg

en to

all th

e cell

s of y

our b

ody.

With

out o

xyge

n, th

ose t

iny ce

lls w

ould

die an

d you

r bod

y w

ould

stop w

orkin

g.

Why

?

WHY IS

WATER SO IM

PORTANT?

LIV

ING

THIN

GS

WATER

NEED

ho

rs

e

man

tig

er

sw

an

gir

l

pa

rr

ot

bees

zeb

ra

s

ca

mels

pla

nt

s

fish eagle

wa

ter

lil

y

tu

rt

le

fis

hin

g