Insoluble Organic Compounds

a major component in bodily fluids and transports various chemical substances

• Water

• Hydrogen ions

• Oxygen

• Sodium ions

Medium where most biochemical reactions occur

• Water

• Hydrogen ions

• Oxygen

• Sodium ions

Helps regulate body temperature

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen ions

• Water

• Sodium ions

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Used in the release of energy from glucose (think of cell respiration)

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen ions

• Water

• Sodium ions

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Reacts with water to produce carbonic acid

• water

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• bicarbonate ions

waste product from metabolism

• water

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• bicarbonate ions

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

helps maintain acid-base balance

• water

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• bicarbonate ions

Necessary for bone development

• sulfate ions

• hydrogen ions

• bicarbonate ions

• calcium ions

helps maintain polarization of cell membranes

• sulfate ions

• hydrogen ions

• bicarbonate ions

• calcium ions

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

necessary for muscle contraction

• sulfate ions

• hydrogen ions

• bicarbonate ions

• calcium ions