Micronutrients Flashcards
Micronutrients cannot often be easily stored so _ is required
Small, constant supply
The many millions of biochemicals used by all forms of life are primarily composed of _
4 elements
The 4 elements are _ (4)
Hydrogen
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Metabolic process requires several other elements which can be collected as _
Minerals
Just four elements make up _ percent of human body
96 percent
_ present in our bodies in tiny quantities but we cannot survive without them (s,p)
Sodium
Potassium
_ present in our bodies in tiny quantities but we cannot survive without them (c,s)
Chlorine
Sulfur
_ present in our bodies in tiny quantities but we cannot survive without them
Magnesium
Other elements in our bodies make up _ percent
3.5
Hydrogen make up _ percent of our body
9.5
Nitrogen makes up _ percent of our body
3.5
Carbon makes up _ percent of our body
18.5
Oxygen makes up _ percent of our body
65
Magnesium is central component in _
Chlorophyll
Positive ions of sodium used to make _ used in nerves and muscles
Electrical pulses
Negative ion of chloride work against _ to neutralize electrical difference (2)
Potassium
Sodium
Phosphorus is a component in energy carriers such as _ used by cells
ATP
Sulfur is a component of several
Amino acids
Positively charged sodium ions used with _ to create tiny electrical differences (voltages), across membranes
Positive potassium ions
_ one of most abundant minerals in living bodies
Calcium
Calcium ions used in metabolism but also used as structural material for (2)
Bone
Shell
Plants don’t need _ just minerals
Vitamins
There are many elements such as _ detected in tiny amounts in living tissue (3)
Zinc
Selenium
Iodine
(Trace elements)
Trace elements are not often understood, some may simply be _
Impurities
