Question: what are the physical characteristics of water that make it useful to living things?
Answer: Water is highly cohesive and adhesive: ...  Water has high tension: ...  Water has high specific heat and high heat of Vaporization: ...  Water has high boiling point and high thermal conductivity: ...  Water has high heat of fusion: ...  Water has lower density on freezing: ...  Water is transparent: ...  Water has high dielectric constant: