transportation in plants and animals

Platelets 

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

The smallest type of blood vessel is the:

• nerve
• vein
• capillary
• artery

Recall that the movement of food in the phloem is called.

• Translocation

• Transpiration stream

• Evaporation

• Respiration

Which of the following indicates the pathway of water through a plant?

• root hair cell --> xylem --> stomata

• stomata --> root hair cell --> xylem

• xylem --> stomata --> root hair cell

Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals UPWARDS from a plant's roots is know 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

What is the size of a heart?

• Closed fist

• Hand

• Open hand

• Closed hand

Which of the following is the main circulatory fluid in our body ?

• Plasma

• Lymph

• Blood

• None of these

What is the function of white blood cells?

• transport oxygen

• fight against infection

• clotting

• all the above

The blood vessel which carries blood to the heart

• lymphatic vessel

• capillaries

• veins

• arteries