Explain How the Level of Calcium in Blood Is Kept

question 8

Essay

Explain how the level of calcium in blood is kept within narrow limits and why this is important.

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Definitions:

Ferns

A group of non-flowering plants that reproduce via spores, featuring large leaves and lacking seeds and flowers.

Rhizoids

Thin, root-like structures found in non-vascular plants, fungi, and some protists, serving primarily for attachment and in some cases, absorption.

Sporophyte

The diploid, spore-producing phase of plants and algae that undergo alternation of generations, in contrast to the haploid gametophyte phase.

Diatoms

Single-celled, photosynthetic protists with a two-part silica shell.