7th Transportation in Living Organisms

The function of transpiration is to transport _______ and ____________ from the roots to the leaves

• water, mineral salts

• food, nutrients

• water, food

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How do plants get their energy?

• through a reaction called chlorophyll 
• by a process called photosynthesis 
• by absorbing mineral nutrients from soil 
• by eating other organisms 

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_______ are tubes that carry nutrients to other parts of the plant. 

• stomata 
• roots 
• xylem 
• xylophone 

Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals UPWARDS from a plant's roots is known as ______.

• Chlorophyll

• Phloem

• Stomata

• Xylem

Transpiration is

• the movement of water through a plant from the roots up the stem
• the loss of water from the leaves of a plant by the process of evaporation
• the flow of water into plant roots by osmosis from the soil
• the process of minerals and sugars moving through plant veins

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Root hairs help in absorption of water by

• increasing the surface area

• decreasing the surface area

• holding the plant in the soil

• none of the above

Which of the following does not have valves

• Heart

• Arteries

• capillaries

• veins

The main function of the circulatory system is 

• To give the body structure and support
• Excrete waste
• transport blood, nutrients, and gases throughout the body
• to transport messages from the body to the brain

White blood cells

• allow for gases to exchange
• give blood its color
• fight infection and disease
• help clot blood

Platelets 

• allow for gases to exchange
• give blood its color
• fight infection and disease
• help clot blood