inorganic ions

Question 1

what does calcium do in the body

Answer 1

-clots blood
-muscle contraction
-regulates permeability of cell membrane

Question 2

what does sodium do in the body

Answer 2

-nerve transmission
-muscle contraction
-helps vacuole i’m plant cells maintain turgity

Question 3

what does potassium do in the body

Answer 3

-controls water levels in body fluid
-maintains pH
-assists in active transport

Question 4

what does hydrogen do in the body

Answer 4

-transport of O2 and CO2 in blood
-photosynthesis and respiration

Question 5

what does ammonium do in the body

Answer 5

-component of nucleic acids
-maintains pH in body

Question 6

what does nitrate do in the body

Answer 6

-component of nucleic acids
-component of nitrogen cycle

Question 7

what does hydrogen carbonate do in the body

Answer 7

-regulation of blood pH
-transport of CO2 in and out the blood

Question 8

what does chloride do in the body

Answer 8

-production of urine in kidney
-regulation of pH

Question 9

what does phosphate do in the body

Answer 9

-root growth in plants
-regulate pH of blood

Question 10

what does hydroxide do in the body

Answer 10

-regulates blood pH