hutto has unique properties that make it indispensable to plants and interesting to botanists. as water is the universal substance animals and plants are in large part made of water we can only survive a few days without it we all start our lives in the womb surrounded by water to live in. it's also the universal solvent and transport medium and biology transport and water plays a central role in bodies in cells everywhere i'm against impossible. alter is known as the universal solvent because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid. not just does but also many different nutrients the plants need 3. trees transport water great distances up the trunks and into their branches and leaves without using a pump. they take advantage of 2 properties of water. and cohesion. adhesion means water molecules tend to stick to other substances even smooth surfaces water creeps up the inside of the test the water level at the edge is higher than in the center. water molecules tend to stick to each other. as many as 30 drops of water can form a liquid bubble on a tiny 2 cent coing. a