Question

How does each property of water relate to or affect living things?

Please explain and list as much as you can?? Thanks!!! :D

Answer 1

thanks for coming :D do u understand this? :D

Answer 2

water has many properties

Answer 3

I haven't the time to do this water
For starters though , the electric polarity of the water molecule is very important in cohesion and surface tension, and therefor viscosity in fluids.
Hydrogen bonding causes water to expand upon freezing (an unusual thing for substances), hence destroying cells in sub-freezing temperatures.
The list goes way on.

Answer 4

to do this thoroughly*

Answer 5

water is all around
water holds temperature
water is water is fluid
water sticks together
water can dissolve minerals

Answer 6

Specific heat of water is high (holds more heat energy, good for homeostasis I suppose)

Answer 7

Science says that due to water life originated on Earth.

Answer 8

in general it provides the solvent in which all biological solutes are.

Answer 9

And i was just about to type* that specific heat thing. :D

Answer 10

thank you all for replying!! :) i have to go in a bit but if u have any more ideas, could you please add it to here?? or message me?? Thank you soooo much! :D

Answer 11

welcome

Answer 12

Also, water has high heat capacity so that water inside animals do not evaporate easily, and act as a medium.

Answer 13

thank you everybody :)