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What would happen to organisms living within a body of water, if ice were denser than liquid water?
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What would happen to organisms living within a body of water, if ice were denser than liquid water?

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If ice were more dense than water, it would freeze and sink over and over until the entire lake was frozen. This would eliminate many aquatic organisms and produce a system with far fewer life forms in lakes which freeze periodically.

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