AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Water striders are able to walk on top of water due to a combination of several factors. Water striders use the high surface tension of water and long, hydrophobic legs to help them stay above water. Water striders use this surface tension to their advantage through their highly adapted legs and distributed weight.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Some tiny insects are able to walk on water because of the surface tension on the top of the water that is due to water’s cohesive properties. Water is cohesive, or ‘sticky, ’ because water molecules are attracted to each other, due to the polarity of the molecule.

Detailed explanation-3: -Insects can walk on water because of a phenomenon called surface tension. This is essentially a property of water (or any liquid) which allows it to resist an external force.

Detailed explanation-4: -Surface tension helps this spider walk on water. The force of surface tension balances the spider’s weight, helping it to walk on water.

Detailed explanation-5: -Small insects such as water strider can walk on water due to which phenomenon (choose the best one) A. Viscosity.