AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -If you were a spider gliding across a pond in the summer in Virginia, for what property of water would you be most grateful? Answer: c. Cohesion among water molecules allows for surface tension, which, in turn, allows small, light creatures to literally walk on water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Surface tension allows a water strider to “walk on water” | U.S. Geological Survey. A .

Detailed explanation-3: -Surface tension helps this spider walk on water. Surface tension affects the top layer of water, causing it to behave like a stretched elastic sheet. It occurs because the attraction between water molecules is not balanced at the liquid surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -Water’s high heat capacity is a property caused by hydrogen bonding among water molecules. When heat is absorbed, hydrogen bonds are broken and water molecules can move freely.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plants and trees couldn’t thrive without capillary action. Capillary action helps bring water up into the roots. With the help of adhesion and cohesion, water can work it’s way all the way up to the branches and leaves.