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Hydrophilic interactions
Hydrophobic interactions
Transport Medium |
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| High Specific Heat Capacity |
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Large increase in heat energy = small rise in temperature
Provides constant external environment
regulated by bodies of water
Biochemical reactions occur over a narrow temperature range |
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| High Heat of Vaporization (High B.P.) |
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Takes lots of heat to remove (vaporize) a little water
Sweating/panting
Transpiration |
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Solid water is less than dense than liquid water.
Ice floats
Ice insulates; pond life
Circulation of nutrients in bodies of water
(cool water sinks, hot rises) |
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Water molecules stick together
Causes surface tension
Transpiration |
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Water sticks to other things
Water sticks to walls of xylem during transpiration (capillary action)
meniscus |
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Definition
Water dissolves ions (like salts)
Water dissolves polar molecules (like sugars) |
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Definition
Repels nonpolar molecules (lipids); membranes
Helps determine 3-D structure of proteins and nucleic acids |
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| e- are shared; strong bond |
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| Importance of Cohesion & Adhesion |
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Definition
From root to leaf through xylem (transpiration pull)
Organisms that live on the surface of water |
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Term
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Definition
Polar-Covalent
Universal Solvent
High Specific Heat Capacity
High Heat of Vaporization
Bond Angle
Cohesion & Adhesion |
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