Water

Question 1

High specific heat capacity

Answer 1

Thermal stability
Protects from denaturing

Question 2

Good solvent

Answer 2

Dissolves substances aiding the transport of minerals

Question 3

Water’s density changes as state changes

Answer 3

Less dense as it becomes more solid i.e ice floating on the surface insulates deep water from the cold air protecting the things that live in the deep water

Question 4

Cohesion and adhesion

Answer 4

Xylem - cohesion creates a chain of water molecules which get pulled up when molecules leave through the stomata

Question 5

Transparency

Answer 5

Let’s light through allowing for photosynthesis in plants which also releases oxygen for aquatic animals to use

Question 6

Water is incompressible

Answer 6

Water doesn’t squish its contents when they’re made up of water

Question 7

Cohesion

Answer 7

Attraction between like molecules
E.g water + water

Question 8

Adhesion

Answer 8

Attraction between different molecules
E.g water + other

Question 9

Surface tension

Answer 9

Water sticking to water + water sticking to air = held in place by pulling both ways

Question 10

Hydrogen bond

Answer 10

An interaction between molecules not a bond, can easily be broken

Question 11

Polar

Answer 11

An uneven distribution of charge