Water Flashcards
1
Q
What are the properties of water?
A
-High specific heat capacity
-Frozen to ice
-High latent heat of vaporisation
-Bodies of water can contain dissolved oxygen
-Good solvent
2
Q
High specific heat capacity
A
Temperature of water doesn’t change rapidly so species can live there.
3
Q
High latent heat of vaporisation
A
Takes a lot of energy to evaporate water so organisms cool themselves without losing a lot of water
4
Q
Frozen to ice
A
Provides habitat for animals
5
Q
Bodies of water containing dissolved oxygen
A
Used by organisms living in the water to carry out respiration making it an excellent habitat
6
Q
Good solvent
A
Used to transport substances (blood plasma + Xylem
