9.

1 Transport systems in animals use blood as the

transport medium (page 99)
1 They are too thick to be able to rely on diffusion alone to
move materials in and out of their bodies
2 a. red blood cells and plasma
b. glucose/benedict’s Test/orange-red precipitate
c. white blood cells
3 RBC has large surface area/packed with haemoglobin/no
nucleus so passage through narrow capillaries is possible
4 (a) Jill – many RBC synthesised to take up oxygen from
lower partial pressure at high altitudes
(b) Jill – low WBC count, and WBC involved in defence
against pathogens
(c) Jackie – platelets needed for blood clotting
(d) Jackie – fewer RBC which require iron for haemoglobin
production
(e) eliminates age and gender as variables
5 Cells; tissues; epidermis; organ; specialised; red blood
cell; division of labour