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The body tissue with the least amount of water is bone.
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The statement that bone is the body tissue with the least amount of water is false; teeth have the lowest water content at 8-10 percent. Bones do contain water and are part of the body's vascularized connective tissue structure.

Step-by-step explanation:

The body tissue with the least amount of water is not bone, but rather the teeth, which contain only 8-10 percent water content. By contrast, bone tissue does have water content but far more than teeth—though it is not the tissue with the highest water content in the body.

Water content in the human body varies greatly with different organs and tissues. For example, the brain and kidneys are comprised of 80-85 percent water. As indicated in the reference material, bones, like all living tissues, contain water which is essential for their function, but they are not the driest tissue.

Bone tissue, comprising both compact and spongy (cancellous) bone, has a vascularized connective tissue structure and includes specialized cells embedded in a mineralized matrix.

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