Water is essential to life. Which of the following physical properties of water affect(s) life in some beneficial way?

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All of the properties listed (cohesiveness, high heat capacity, high heat of vaporization, and ice being less dense than liquid water) are beneficial to life. Cohesiveness allows for water to be drawn up through the roots of plants, high heat capacity makes water temperature stable in aquatic environments, high heat of vaporization contributes to evaporative cooling in organisms, and ice being less dense than liquid water allows for insulation of bodies of water during cold temperatures.

Water Is Essential to Life