Water has an important stabilizing effect on temperature in living organisms and their environments because as water absorbs heat, much of the energy is used to ____ instead of raising the temperature.

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Water's high specific heat is largely due to the energy required to break hydrogen bonds between its molecules. When water absorbs heat, much of this energy goes into breaking these bonds rather than directly increasing the temperature.

Water Has an Important Stabilizing Effect on Temperature in Living