Why is low density of ice important to living things?

Answer 1

Cause the water can be bad for them

Another Answer

Water is a natural solvent. The specific arrangement of the hydrogen and oxygen atoms allow a water molecule to be polarized. One side holds a net negative charge while the other side holds a net positive charge. This arrangement allows water to dissolve biodegradable things. When something is dissolved into water, it is dispersed into the volume of water through diffusion. Since water can do this, it becomes fundamental to the feeding/waste cycle of all living things on Earth.

Answer 2

If ice was heavier than water, then ponds would freeze from the bottom up, which would kill any fish. As ice is lighter than water it stays on top acting as an insulating lid, leaving some liquid water underneath for fish and suchlike to survive in.

Answer 3

The low density of ice is important because it causes ice to float on water, insulating the water below and allowing aquatic organisms to survive in cold temperatures. If ice were denser than water, it would sink, leading to the freezing of bodies of water from the bottom up and potentially harming or killing aquatic life.

Answer 4

Different substances that are trapped in ice from other time periods helps determine life, climates, and other necessary substances from different time periods.

Answer 5

It melts into water and living things drink it and stuff. i dont really know. im just procastinating my own homework right now. :P

Answer 6

b/c the ice is much more lighter

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Answer 7

Because ice is less dense then water so it forms at the surface and living things can still survive in the water below it.

Answer 8

Because it enables ice to float on water and therefore for animals like polar bears to walk out onto the ise to feed.