Body Fluids & Transport in Animals — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptYou have learnt that all living cells have to be provided with nutrients, O2 and other essential substances. Also, the waste or harmful substances produced, have to be removed continuously for healthy functioning of tissues. It is therefore, essential to have efficient mechanisms for the movement of these substances to the cells and from the cells. Different groups of animals have evolved different methods for this transport. Simple organisms like sponges and coelenterates circulate water from their surroundings through their body cavities to facilitate the cells to exchange these substances. More complex organisms use special fluids within their bodies to transport such materials. Blood is the most commonly used body fluid by most of the higher organisms, including humans, for this purpose. Another body fluid, lymph, also helps in the transport of certain substances. In this chapter, you will learn about the composition and properties of blood and lymph (tissue fluid) and the mechanism of circulation of blood is also explained herein.
Consider the following statements regarding transport of materials in organisms: 1. All living cells must be provided with nutrients, oxygen, and other essentials, while wastes must be removed continuously. 2. Sponges and coelenterates circulate water from their surroundings through body cavities for exchange of substances. 3. More complex organisms use special fluids such as blood and lymph for transport. 4. Blood is the most common body fluid used by higher organisms, including humans. 5. Blood is a connective tissue consisting solely of plasma. Choose the correct option:
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Correct answer: C — 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
Statements 1–4 are directly stated in NCERT: cells require nutrient and waste transport; simple animals use body cavities for circulation; complex animals use blood and lymph; blood is the most common transport fluid. Statement 5 is incorrect because blood has both plasma (fluid matrix) and formed elements, not plasma alone.
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