Question

Water's properties make it vital for life in many ways. Match the property of water to the aspect

of life that directly benefits from that property.
Adhesion and cohesion O
Universal solvent O
Expands upon freezing O
High specific heat O
O
Nutrients are absorbed into your blood from the foods you eat.
The cells in your body stay at relatively similar temperature because
they are filled with water.
Water molecules are pulled up from the roots to the leaves of a tree.
Fish and other organisms swim freely at the bottom of a lake that
has frozen over.
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Answer 1

1.

High specific heat = The cells in your body stay at relatively similar temperature because they are filled with water.

(magic number is 37° Celsius or 98.6° Fahrenheit)

2.

Expands upon freezing = Fish and other organisms swim freely at the bottom of a lake that has frozen over

3.

Adhesion and cohesion (stickiness of water) = Water molecules are pulled up from the roots to the leaves of a tree

XYLEM is the part of the plant that does this

TRANSPIRATION or DIFFUSION is the process by which the water moves

4.

Universal solvent = Nutrients are absorbed into your blood from the foods you eat

(when you hear solvent think ice tea powder or a mix which you put in water)