How do the properties of water influence a cells ability to utilize each of the four macromolecules?
This is a fairly complex question that is probably addressed by either an entire chapter, or a significant portion of a chapter in your textbook. In summary, water is the solvent of life. The macromolecules take their functional forms in an aqueous environment. The polarity of water and the types of macromolecules used by cells determines these shapes. For example, phospholipids are molecules with both a charged end in addition to a nonpolar tail. The tails tend to group together and avoid the water, and the heads tend to face the aqueous environment. This gives rise to the structure of the cell membrane. I’m not going to write you an in depth explanation of waters role in biological systems.
