Olympiad Test: Transportation in Animals & Plants

Protein is also used for growth and repair. Protein also hold the potential to serve as a metabolic fuel source. Proteins are not stored for later use, so excess proteins must be converted into glucose and used to supply energy or build energy reserves.

White blood cells (WBC’s) protect us from infection that may leads to disease.

Some small animals do not possess circulatory system to transport substances such as Hydra.

Blood circulation in human beings was discovered by William Harvey.

Function of blood is to pump blood to create pressure in blood to reach each and every cell.

An adult human being normally passes about 1 to 1.8 L of urine in 24 hours.

Stethoscope is used to measure the heart beat of human beings to know the health condition.

Pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood from lung to heart.

The pulse rate is the number of times heart beat in one minute. Pulse rate of resting person is usually 72-80 beats per minute.

O blood group is called as universal donor as O blood can be given to all persons having any blood group.

Oxygenated blood is transported through arteries. Aorta is the largest artery in the body.

Osmoregulation regulate the body’s salt and water concentration in the body by releasing the correct amount of water from the body.

Kidney is made up of highly coiled structure called nephron. Filtration of blood takes place in nephron of kidney.

In plants, food prepared in leaves in transported to other parts of plant through phloem tissues.

The liquid part of blood is called plasma which mainly consist of water and other salts.

Veins blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood from organs to heart.

Main excretory product of human being is Urea, which contain nitrogen wastes.

Aorta is the largest artery in the human body.

Human heart is divided into four chambers, namely right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium and left ventricle.