Outcome: roles of compounds
such as water, glucose and ATP
in body systems
Lesson 2
Water
Describe some chemical and physical
properties of water.
2. Nephrons are small tubules inside the
kidney that are responsible for
reabsorption of materials from the kidneys
back into the body. What would
happen/what would you have to do if
water was not reabsorbed?
3. What hormone is responsible for water
reabsorption? How does it work? What
are osmoreceptors?
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Glucose
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What is glucose?
Describe how hormones regulate blood
sugar to maintain homeostasis?
How is glucose used when an organism
is stressed?
What are some problems associated
with long-term stress?
ATP
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What does ATP stand for?
How is ATP created? (give the name of
the process and the chemical equation)
Describe the ATP molecule.
How is energy derived from ATP?
How many ATP must a single cell use
per minute?