Transportation
Transportation: Overview
This topic states that the circulatory system helps in the movement of gases, blood and other required nutrients from one part of the body to another. In humans, it is performed by blood vessels, while in plants it is performed by vascular tissues.
Important Questions on Transportation
How are water and minerals transported in plants?
What are the components of the transport system in highly organised plants?
How is food transported in plants?
Why is it necessary to separate oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in mammals and birds?
What are the components of the transport system in human beings? What are the functions of these components?
What are the differences between the transport of materials in xylem and phloem?
Describe double circulation in human beings. Why is it necessary?
What would be the consequences of the deficiency of haemoglobin in our bodies?
