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Transport

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Every cell in your body needs a constant supply of oxygen, glucose and other nutrients, yet most of those cells are far too deep inside your tissues to receive anything by simple diffusion. Transport systems solve this problem: in plants, xylem and phloem carry water, minerals and sugars between roots and leaves; in humans, the heart drives blood through a double circulatory system that delivers materials to every tissue and removes waste.

This topic covers why multicellular organisms need dedicated transport networks, how plant vascular tissues work, what blood is made of and how each component does its job, the structure and function of the heart and blood vessels, and the risk factors that can compromise your circulation.

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Understand why simple, unicellular organisms can rely on diffusion for movement of substances in and out of the cell
Understand the need for a transport system in multicellular organisms
Describe the role of phloem in transporting sucrose and amino acids between the leaves and other parts of the plant
Describe the role of xylem in transporting water and mineral ions from the roots to other parts of the plant
Describe the composition of the blood: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma
Understand the role of plasma in the transport of carbon dioxide, digested food, urea, hormones and heat energy
Understand how adaptations of red blood cells make them suitable for the transport of oxygen
Understand how the immune system responds to disease using white blood cells
Describe the structure of the heart and how it functions
Explain how the heart rate changes during exercise and under the influence of adrenaline
Understand how specific factors may increase the risk of developing coronary heart disease
Understand how the structure of arteries, veins and capillaries relates to their function
Understand the general structure of the circulation system

Akọmọ Ojú-ẹkọ

A single-celled organism like an amoeba can rely on diffusion alone. Its surface area is large compared to its volume, and the distance from the membrane to the centre of the cell is tiny. But as organisms grow and become multicellular, that ratio shrinks. The distances become too great and the demand too high for diffusion to supply every cell. That is why multicellular organisms need specialised transport systems.

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Ekele diri gi maka imecha ihe karịrị na Transport. Ugbu a na ị na-enyochakwa isi echiche na echiche ndị dị mkpa, ọ bụ oge iji nwalee ihe ị ma. Ngwa a na-enye ụdị ajụjụ ọmụmụ dị iche iche emebere iji kwado nghọta gị wee nyere gị aka ịmata otú ị ghọtara ihe ndị a kụziri.

Ị ga-ahụ ngwakọta nke ụdị ajụjụ dị iche iche, gụnyere ajụjụ chọrọ ịhọrọ otu n’ime ọtụtụ azịza, ajụjụ chọrọ mkpirisi azịza, na ajụjụ ede ede. A na-arụpụta ajụjụ ọ bụla nke ọma iji nwalee akụkụ dị iche iche nke ihe ọmụma gị na nkà nke ịtụgharị uche.

Jiri akụkụ a nke nyocha ka ohere iji kụziere ihe ị matara banyere isiokwu ahụ ma chọpụta ebe ọ bụla ị nwere ike ịchọ ọmụmụ ihe ọzọ. Ekwela ka nsogbu ọ bụla ị na-eche ihu mee ka ị daa mba; kama, lee ha anya dị ka ohere maka ịzụlite onwe gị na imeziwanye.

Which component of blood is responsible for transporting oxygen? A) Plasma B) White blood cells C) Red blood cells D) Platelets Answer: C
Phloem in plants transports: A) Water and mineral ions B) Sucrose and amino acids C) Oxygen and carbon dioxide D) Water and sucrose Answer: B
Which chamber of the heart has the thickest muscular wall? A) Right atrium B) Left atrium C) Right ventricle D) Left ventricle Answer: D
What is the function of valves in veins? A) To speed up blood flow B) To prevent the backflow of blood C) To filter waste from the blood D) To increase blood pressure Answer: B
Why can unicellular organisms rely on diffusion alone for transport? A) They have transport proteins B) They have a large surface area to volume ratio C) They have a circulatory system D) They are always in water Answer: B