Question

7. Can the heat capacity of water be considered small or large? What is the biological significance of that characteristic?

Answer 1

Photosynthesis is a biochemical process in which water is incorporated into organic molecules. In the reaction, the hydrogen atoms from water go to the produced glucose and the oxygen atoms from water form the molecular oxygen liberated: carbon dioxide + water + light = glucose + molecular oxygen. Aerobic respiration is an example of biochemical reaction in which water is produced: glucose + molecular oxygen = carbon dioxide + water.