[A First Review of Basic Chemistry]

10. What is the importance of calcium in living cells?

A) Calcium is needed to make hemoglobin which is used to carry oxygen in the blood.

B) Component of the mineral making bones and teeth.

C) Major component of water.

D) Part of the phosphate groups in ATP and DNA molecules.

E) Answers A, B & C.

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