1. how does the density of ice compare to that liquid water and why is that property important to aquatic oranisms

Question

a. the density of ice is higher than that liquid water, which means that ice forms from the bottom of lakes upward , protecting aquatic life in waterI
b. the density of ice is lowery than that of liqurd water, which means hat ice forms from he top of lakes downward, protecting aquatic life in witer ***
c. the density of ice water is higher than that liquid water, which means tha ice forms from the top of lakes downward , protecting aquatic life in winter
d. the density of ice water is lower than that liquid water, which means that ice forms from the bottom of the lakes upward, protecting aquatic life in winter

2. which of the following properties of water would be most important in protecting a fish in a shollow pond on a hot summer day?
a. the low density of water in the solid phase**
b. waters strong forces of adhesion
c. the high specific heat of water
d. waters solven properties

Answer 1

someone please help ??

Answer 2

you are missing the second. Shallow water on a hot day absorbs a lot of heat, to keep temps mild, the water has to heat up. So the high specific heat of water is important.

There is a large body of water which this is an actual issue: the Persian Gulf, which is quite shallow, and the temperature of the water runs from 75F to 90F. In the summer, the water is quite hot.