Survival Needs Flashcards

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Oxygen

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-essential for release of energy from food
-the body can survive only a few minutes without oxygen. Need oxygen for cellular respiration

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2
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Water has the most

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Abundant chemical in body

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3
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Water provides the

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Watery environment needed for chemical reactions

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4
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Water also is fluid base for

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Excretion and secretion

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5
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Normal body temperature

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If body temp falls below or goes above 37C rates of chemical reactions are affected. If the temperatures go high the proteins stop working denature

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6
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Appropriate atmospheric pressure

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Specific pressure of air is needed for adequate breathing and gas exchange in lungs and lung ventilation

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