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Which Observation Illustrates How Water's Heat of Vaporization Affects Living

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Which observation illustrates how water's heat of vaporization affects living organisms?


A) Seals can escape polar bear predation by diving through holes in the ice and hiding underwater.
B) Puddles resulting from a rainstorm become sites for mosquitoes laying eggs even though air temperatures become extremely hot.
C) If not left too long in a wilted state, a drooping plant can be revived by adding water to its soil.
D) Arctic ice is home to millions of species of organisms that live on its surface even though it is composed of water and is not a landmass.
E) Fish die when water temperatures rise as the result of the decreasing ability of water to dissolve oxygen at higher temperatures.

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