TRANSPORT 2
BIOLOGY SSS 3 FIRST TERM
WEEK FIVE
TRANSPORT 2
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE
Students should be able to;
- Discuss the different types of transportation media
- Discuss the mechanism of transportation in various animals
- Describe the mechanism of transportation in various animals
- Compare and contrast various mechanism of transportation
- Demonstrate experimentally the flow of materials in plant.
CONTENT
In very simple animals, materials are transported through diffusion.
Media of Transportation in Animals
- Cytoplasm: used in lower organisms e.g. Amoeba, Paramecium
- Blood: used in higher animals e.g. vertebrates
- Lymph: used in higher animals
- Cell sap or latex: used in plants
In complex animals, there is a special transport system to carry oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, waste products, food and.... View More
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