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1.3.8 Minerals

1.3.8 Minerals. Minerals. What are minerals? They are salts formed from the earth’s rocks. These mineral salts then dissolve in water and are absorbed by plants. Animals get their minerals by eating plants or other animals that contain them.

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1.3.8 Minerals

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  1. 1.3.8 Minerals

  2. Minerals What are minerals? They are salts formed from the earth’s rocks. These mineral salts then dissolve in water and are absorbed by plants. Animals get their minerals by eating plants or other animals that contain them. NB Minerals are required by organisms in very small amounts.

  3. Minerals and Plants Plants absorb minerals through their roots. They use: • Calcium (Ca) to make cell walls • Magnesium (Mg) to make the pigment chlorophyll • Nitrates (N) to make proteins • Phosphates (P) to make ATP, DNA

  4. Minerals and Animals Animals get their minerals in the food they eat. They use • Calcium (Ca) to make bones and teeth • Iron (Fe) to make the pigment haemoglobin • Sodium (Na) for the regulation of the osmotic balance (water content) of cells and the blood.

  5. Learning check How do plants get their minerals? _________________________________ Plants use: • Calcium (Ca) to make ________ • Magnesium (Mg) to make _________ _________ • Nitrates (N) to make ______ • Phosphates (P) to make _________ Plants absorb minerals through their roots cell walls the pigment chlorophyll proteins ATP, DNA

  6. Learning check How do animals get their minerals? ________________ Animals use: • Calcium (Ca) to make ____________ • Iron (Fe) to make the pigment __________ • Sodium (Na) for the regulation of the _____________ (___________) of cells and the blood. In the food they eat bones and teeth haemoglobin osmotic balance water content

  7. Minerals Summary They are required to: • Form part of rigid body tissues Calcium in bones and cell walls • Form certain pigments Iron is needed to make haemoglobin – the red pigment of blood Magnesium is needed to make chlorophyll – the green pigment in plants • Regulate body fluids Sodium balances water content in cells

  8. Need to know • Minerals required in small amounts • Minerals used in three ways • Form part of rigid body structures • Form soft body tissues • Function in cellular and body fluids • State the requirements & use of any 2 minerals in plants. • State the requirements & use of any 2 minerals in animals.

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