Becker's World of the Cell 9th Edition by Lewis Kleinsmith, Jeff Hardin, Gregory Paul Bertoni

Exercise 2

The Fitness of Water. For each of these statements about water, decide whether the statement is true and describes a property that makes water a desirable component of cells (T); is true but describes a property that has no bearing on water as a cellular constituent (X); or is false (F). For each true statement, indicate a possible benefit to living organisms.
(a)Water is a polar molecule and hence an excellent solvent for polar compounds.
(b)Water can be formed by the reduction of molecular oxygen (O 2 ).
(c)The density of water is less than the density of ice.
(d)The molecules of liquid water are extensively hydrogen-bonded to one another.
(e)Water is odorless and tasteless.
(f)Water has a high specific heat.
(g)Water has a high heat of vaporization.