One property of water that affects life less than the others is its high heat capacity. This means that water can absorb a large amount of heat energy before its temperature changes, which allows organisms to maintain a relatively stable internal temperature. This property of water is important for maintaining the homeostasis of living organisms, but it is not essential for life in the same way that other properties of water, such as its ability to dissolve many substances, its ability to act as a solvent, and its ability to maintain a liquid state at temperatures that are common on Earth are.