Which of the following properties of water would be most important in protecting a fish in a shallow pond on a hot summer day

Water has a high heat capacity

Explanation:

This means that the amount of energy that water takes for its temperature to be raised by one degree is high than most other materials. This means that even in a hot day, as the surrounding environment gets extremely hot, the water temperatures in the pond do not rise considerably. The water will act as a temperature buffer because the water also loses heat slowly just as it gains slowly. This protects the fish from heat shock.

tsd is temerature dependent sex determination.

tsd: it is a type of environmental sex determination in which the temperature experienced during embryonic/ larval development (ambient temperature for development) determine the sex of the offspring.

crocodile displays the tsd where the ambient temperature of the developing egg determines the individual's sex. for example in the american alligator's eggs, incubation at 33 ºc produces mostly males, while incubation at 30 ºc produces mostly females. so if the american alligator's egg will get the ambient temperature (33 degree celcius)during embryonic development from egg, the offspring will be male and same for the female sex determination.