CHENNAI PUBLIC SCHOOL

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CH:10 TRANSPORT OF SUBSTANCES IN ANIMALS AND PLANTS

WORKSHEET

I. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:

1. A patient was facing trouble in breathing. On diagnosis, the doctor examined that the
haemoglobin content in the patient’s body is less than the normal range. What role does
haemoglobin play in breathing?

2. There are several kinds of cells in the human blood. Which one is responsible for
transport of oxygen?

3. The kidneys filter wastes from the blood. Which structure in the kidneys act as filtering
units?

4. Tests show that the urine of a patient contains sugar. What disease is the patient suffering
from?

5. Which blood cell is responsible for blood clotting?

6. In the heart, which chambers have thicker walls-the auricles or the ventricles?

7. You do not fall ill every time harmful bacteria enter your body because certain cells in the
body can kills the bacteria. Name the cells.

8. Name the blood vessels which carry blood towards the heart.

9. What prevents the blood from going in the wrong direction in the heart?

10. Which side of the heart has oxygen-rich blood and which side has carbon dioxide-rich
blood?

11. Give the name of blood component which is liquid and contains 90% water.

12. Name the tissues of a plant which carries

(a) water and minerals from roots to the leaves.
(b) food from the leaves to the other parts of the plant
II. PICTURE BASED QUESTION:

Given alongside is a diagram of the human heart showing its internal structures. Label the
parts marked 1-6 and answer the following questions.

1. Which types of blood is carried by the blood vessel marked 2?

2. Name the main artery which takes the blood from the heart to different parts of the body?

3. Which chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body?

4. Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?

III. Arrange the following statements in the correct order in which they occur during
the formation and removal of urine in human beings.

(a) Ureters carry urine to the urinary bladder.

(b) Wastes dissolved in water are filtered out as urine in the kidneys.
(c) Urine stored in urinary bladder is passed out through the urinary opening at the end of
the urethra.
(d) Blood containing useful and harmful substances reaches the kidneys for filtration.
(e) Useful substances are absorbed back into the blood.

IV. Fill in the blanks of the following paragraph using just two words – arteries and
veins.

__(a)__ carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to all parts of the body and __(b)__ carry
carbon dioxide-rich blood from all parts of the body back to the heart, __(c)__ have thin walls
and __(d)__ have thick elastic walls. Blood flows at high pressure in __(e)_ _. Valves are
present in __(f)__ which allow blood to flow only towards the heart. __(g)__divide into
smaller vessels. These vessels further divide into extremely thin tubes called capillaries. The
capillaries join up to form __ (h)__.

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