The Thermal Stability of Aquatic Environments Is a Result of the ________

question 30

Multiple Choice

The thermal stability of aquatic environments is a result of the ________.

• A) high specific heat of water
• B) low latent heat of vaporization of water
• C) low latent heat of fusion of water
• D) All of the choices are correct.
• E) both high specific heat of water and low latent heat of vaporization of water

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Definitions:

Companion Cells

Specialized cells in the phloem of plants that support the function of sieve tube elements in transporting sugars.

Cuticle Cells

The outermost layer of cells in plants and some animals that provides protection and reduces water loss.

Cork Cells

Specialized plant cells that are dead at maturity, containing air and suberin, forming the protective outer layer of the bark of trees.

Stomata

Small openings or pores found on the undersides of leaves and in some stems, which are essential for gas exchange between the plant and the atmosphere.