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What is the main role of enzymes in living organisms?
What is the main role of enzymes in living organisms?
Why is water considered essential for life?
Why is water considered essential for life?
What type of bond within water molecules leads to cohesion?
What type of bond within water molecules leads to cohesion?
How do enzymes influence chemical reactions?
How do enzymes influence chemical reactions?
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What consequence does the polar covalent bond within water molecules have?
What consequence does the polar covalent bond within water molecules have?
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Which feature of water makes it suitable as a habitat for living organisms?
Which feature of water makes it suitable as a habitat for living organisms?
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What property of the surface of a liquid allows it to resist an external force?
What property of the surface of a liquid allows it to resist an external force?
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What is the force by which individual molecules of the same type attract and associate?
What is the force by which individual molecules of the same type attract and associate?
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What type of bonding causes water molecules to stick together?
What type of bonding causes water molecules to stick together?
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Which property of water allows it to be drawn up xylem vessels in plants by the evaporative loss of water from leaves?
Which property of water allows it to be drawn up xylem vessels in plants by the evaporative loss of water from leaves?
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Why can water be drawn up to a great height without breaking or pulling apart?
Why can water be drawn up to a great height without breaking or pulling apart?
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What force causes water to collect in drops?
What force causes water to collect in drops?
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Which term describes the force by which individual molecules stick to surrounding materials and surfaces?
Which term describes the force by which individual molecules stick to surrounding materials and surfaces?
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What is the term for materials and substances with an affinity for water?
What is the term for materials and substances with an affinity for water?
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In what structures of plant stems can water be drawn up long columns due to adhesion?
In what structures of plant stems can water be drawn up long columns due to adhesion?
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Which characteristic of water is extremely important for processes needed to sustain life?
Which characteristic of water is extremely important for processes needed to sustain life?
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Which property of water enables it to form hydrogen bonds readily with other molecules?
Which property of water enables it to form hydrogen bonds readily with other molecules?
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