Living Systems ICheck 3 Vocabulary Review

The long cells that form a tube through which nutrients, such as sugars (sap), are transported from the leaves to all other cells in the plant.

• Arteries

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Veins

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The hollow cells of a plant that form long tubes that transport water and minerals from the roots to all parts of the plant.

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Veins

• Capillaries

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Found in plant leaves and made of xylem and phloem tubes that transport water and food.

• Sap

• Leaf Veins

• Phloem

• Xylem

A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body.

• Vein

• Artery

• Capillaries

• Heart

The system of lungs and connecting tubes that transports oxygen to the red blood cells and gets rid of carbon dioxide.

• Circulatory System

• Respiratory System

• Vascular System

• Ecosystem

Tiny pore spaces or holes in leaves, where excess water (as a gas: water vapor) exits the leaf.

• Veins

• Phloem

• Stomata

• Xylem

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The system of blood vessels and organs that transports blood to all the cells in the body.

• Circulatory System

• Respiratory System

• Vascular System

• Ecosystem

A blood vessel that carries blood from the body to the heart.

• Heart

• Vein

• Artery

• Capillaries

A sugar-rich liquid transported by phloem.

• Maple Syrup

• Water

• Sugar

• Sap

The smallest blood vessel. They transport blood, nutrients, and oxygen to cells in your body.

• Artery

• Vein

• Capillaries

• Heart