How is aquatic life benefited by the fact that water has maximum density at $4^{o}$ C?

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Solution

Water has maximum density at $4^{o}$ C, below which it begins to expand.

Hence the density of water decreases below $4^{o}$ C till $0^{o}$ C .

So, the layer of ice being less dense floats on water.

Thus, the warm layer settles at the bottom in winters, hence making the aquatic life easy to exist.

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