Cardiovascular System
Plants
In case OF plants they have
Xylem and Phloem which
helps in circulation of gases
and food. In plants, they have
bidirectional transport system
like food prepared through
photosynthesis is transported
to different parts of plant
body through PHLOEM while
minerals and water intake by
roots are transported by
XYLEM.
Plant’s circulatory system
works on the availability of
resources.
No pumping is followed and
the circulation takes place by
capillary pressure against the
gravity.
The concentration of the
substances being transported
is not controlled.
There is no such control in
plants.
The rate of flow in the xylem
and phloem is quite slow. The
rate of flow in the xylem is
controlled by external factors
via the stomata (e.g.
temperature, wind, humidity).
Substances being transported
are: sucrose, amino acids, fatty
acids, glycerol, vitamins,
hormones (in the phloem) and
minerals and water (in the
xylem). Respiratory gases are
not transported by this system
but move via a series of inter-
connecting air spaces.
Both Animals
Uses water as a medium in
which to transport substances.
Both need to transport food
molecules around the
organism.
They have specialized
circulatory systems like
ARTERIES, VEINS and
CAPILLARIES. These systems
help to transport blood
though different parts of
body.
Animal’s circulatory system
works on presence of amount
of blood.
In humans circulation takes
place due to heart, which acts
as a pump.
The concentration of
substances transported is
controlled (homeostasis).
The heart controls the
circulatory system. The heart is
controlled by the nervous
system.
There is no such control in
plants.
The substances being
transported are: respiratory
gases, glucose, amino acids,
fatty acids, glycerol, vitamins,
minerals, hormones.
 Musculoskeletal System
Plants
As plants don't move they
don't have a muscular
system. They grow with some
kind of rings inside them,
which have longitudinal fibers,
which give structure and lift to
the plant; outside is the
cortex.
Both Animals
Provide shape Animals use their muscular
skeletal systems for support.
Like humans, animals also
have the use of muscles to
help provide movement. Also
it is very important for almost
every living creature to have a
muscular system. The muscles
work in antagonistic pairs to
provide different movements
such as flexing and extending.
All the muscles play a different
role

Name: Aloysius Matthew A. Beronque

Section: 12 – Bl. Sante of Cori

General Biology 2 Teacher: Mr. Vince Harvey Cabrera

Date: December 2, 2019