Question

The density of ice can help preserve the habitats of aquatic organisms, but it can also cause the death of an organism. Which statement describes how this could happen?

A. The contraction of water as it freezes increases the amount of nutrients that can dissolve in liquid water, but it could cause cells of an organism to shrink.

B. The expansion of water as it freezes causes water to become solid from the top down, but it could cause cells of an organism to burst.

C. The contraction of water as it freezes causes water to become solid from the top down, but it could cause fluid in cells to dissolve fewer helpful substances.

D. The expansion of water as it freezes increases the amount of nutrients that can dissolve in liquid water, but it could cause fluid in cells to dissolve more harmful substances.

Answer 1

I think it's D. The expansion of water as it freezes increases the amount of nutrients that can dissolve in liquid water, but it could cause fluid in cells to dissolve more harmful substances.

Step-by-step explanation:

I know when water freezes, it expands and between the two answers that discuss the expansion of water, D sounds the most logical to me lol.