Water

• Explain 5 properties that make water important for organisms

  • Cohesive forces between molecules ensure that water molecules can stay together (xylem column of water)
  • High SHC buffers temp changes
  • Large LHV provides a cooling effect via evaporation
  • A solvent so reaction can occur or allows transport of substances
  • A metabolite in condensation
  • Cohesion produces surface tension to support small organisms