Help me please - Biology Forum

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canalon 16 years, 1 month ago

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- October 1, 2008 at 7:56 am #10187
  invincible92
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  the question is…
  Most of the body mass is lost in the form of water
  Explain how this loss of body mass helps survival in the hot dessert environment
  i really can’t figure it out.. i’m confused
  please give simple answers so i can understand. It’s only an Gce o level biology question! I feel dumb….
- October 1, 2008 at 8:44 am #86209
  blcr11
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  Water cools the surface it evaporates from. That might have something to do with surviving heat exposure.
- October 1, 2008 at 8:49 am #86210
  invincible92
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  I think you’re right. I’ve never thought of it that way. thanks
- October 1, 2008 at 8:57 am #86211
  invincible92
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  are there anymore answers? because the answer is quite short and based on the marks given i think it requires a longer answer
- October 1, 2008 at 8:07 pm #86216
  canalon
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  Well I guess you just have to develop the answer that was nicely given to you. explaining why evaporation cools, what form the water takes and so on. Those are your homework.
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