Transport Systems

Water and minerals get to each cell in a plant through the __________.

• xylem tubes

• roots

• phloem tubes

• openings in the leaves

Why do plants need sap?

• Plants don't need sap.

• Sap stores water for the plants.

• Sap provides food to the plants that don't make their own food.

• Sap helps move water through the plant.

What blood vessels carry blood away from the heart to the rest of the body?

• Veins

• Alveoli

• Capillaries

• Arteries

What blood vessels carry blood from the body to the heart?

• Veins

• Alveoli

• Capillaries

• Arteries

Each human cell needs blood to survive. What part of the circulatory system delivers blood to each cell.

• Phloem tubes

• Alveoli

• Capillaries

• Vascular tubes

Which side of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body?

• Left

• Right

Which side of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the lungs?

• Left

• Right

What part of the circulatory system carries oxygen to the cells?

• Veins

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Capillaries

What makes plant and animal transport systems different?

• They are the same.

• Plants have two systems, animals have one system.

• Animals transport nutrients to cells.

• Only plants need water.

Why does blood need to circulate through the lungs?

• Removes carbon dioxide and adds oxygen to the blood

• Removes nitrogen from the blood

• Adds water to the blood

• Removes nutrients from the blood