How does the organization of cells, tissues, and organs determine structure and function in plant and animal systems?
[chapters 35-37, 40-49] Levels of organization in living things from smallest to largest: atoms, molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms. A. Use the water transport system in plants and the digestive system in mammals. Write a paragraph about plant water transport that follows the movement of water from the soil, into root hairs, through the root cortex, and into the root xylem cells, and how it is transported to the vascular bundles in the leaf, and out the stomata. Make an appropriate diagram or flow chart. B. Write a second paragraph about a mammalian digestive system. Discuss the muscular layers of the digestive tube and how they work together to move food through the tube. Discuss how the blood vessels supply the muscle cells with oxygen and food and how they remove carbon dioxide and transport food molecules to other tissues. Also, include the role of the nervous system, the accessory organs (liver and pancreas), and describe how the different part
