How water is vital to living organisms 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyBiological moleculesASOCR Created by: elle1999Created on: 11-03-16 09:38 What is water It is a polar molecule 2 Hydrogen and one oxygen joined by covalent bonds. 1 of 5 Specific heat capacity Strong hydrogen bonds Keeps temperature stable 2 of 5 High latent heat of evaporation Takes a lot of heat to break bonds Useful in cooling things down Sweating 3 of 5 Cohesive Same substances stick together Useful in transporting substances Transporting water up the xylem. 4 of 5 Good solvent As a result of polarity Allows substances to dissolve Transport of substances- hormones 5 of 5
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