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Transport systems in living things. - Coggle Diagram
Transport systems in living things.
Needed to carry substances to and from every cell in multicellular organisms
In flowering plants
Xylem
Transports water and dissolved mineral salts from the roots to other parts of the plant.
Water enter roots by osmosis.
Mineral salts enters roots by diffusion
Phloem
Transports food from the leaves to other parts of the plant
In animals
Human Circulatory System
Transports food and oxygen to all parts of the body
Heart
Pumps blood around the body
Blood vessels
A liquid that carries substances around the body
Consists of plasma, red blood cells and other cells
Blood
Carry blood around the body
Consist of arteries, veins, capillaries