How does the density of ice compare to that liquid water and why is that property important to aquatic organisms

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Payten Stanton

7 March, 23:04

How does the density of ice compare to that liquid water and why is that property important to aquatic organisms

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Veronica Freeman · Answer 1

Ice is less dense than water. It's important to aquatic organisms because it means that ice floats on water. If this wasn't to happen, aquatic organisms would be frozen in ice deep within bodies of water instead of there being a layer of ice on the waters surface.