• Movement of nerve impulses down a neurone • Aids release of insulin • Acts as a co-factor i.e. blood clotting
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Cation- Sodium
• Generates nerve impulses • Regulates fluid balance via kidneys • Important in muscle contraction
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Cation- Potassium
• Generates nerve impulses • Regulates fluid balance via kidneys • Important in muscle contraction • Activates enzymes required for photosynthesis
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Cation- Hydrogen
• Affects pH of a solution • Supports photosynthesis reactions that occur in the thylakoid membrane • Supports respiration reactions that occur in the membrane of mitochondria
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Cation- Ammonia
• Absorbed by plants • Converted to amino and nucleic acids
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Anion- Nitrate
• Absorbed by plants • Converted to amino and nucleic acids
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Anion- Hydrogen Carbonate
• Acts as a buffer • Mops up free hydrogen ions
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Anion- Chloride
• Involved in chloride shift and maintains pH of blood • Acts as a co-factor for amylase • Important in some nerve impulses
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Anion- Phosphate
• Used in photosynthesis and respiration • Needed for production of : nucleotides, ATP, phospholipids and calcium phosphate
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Anion- Hydroxide
• Affects pH of a substance • Alkali
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
• Generates nerve impulses • Regulates fluid balance via kidneys • Important in muscle contraction
Back
Cation- Sodium
Card 3
Front
• Generates nerve impulses • Regulates fluid balance via kidneys • Important in muscle contraction • Activates enzymes required for photosynthesis
Back
Card 4
Front
• Affects pH of a solution • Supports photosynthesis reactions that occur in the thylakoid membrane • Supports respiration reactions that occur in the membrane of mitochondria
Back
Card 5
Front
• Absorbed by plants • Converted to amino and nucleic acids
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