Monotremes are egg laying mammals (Prototheria) instead of mammals which give birth to live young like marsupials (Metatheria) and placental mammals (Eutheria). They are still classified as mammals because they feed their young on mothers' milk. Australia has two species of monotremes: the platypus and the short-beaked echidna.
What cs carries substances around the body? The circulatory system is they system in the body that transports  material throughout the body. It carries nutrients, water, and  oxygen to all the cells and carries waste â¦material away from the  cells. Making the world better, one answer at a time. the substances that blood carry as it goes around in the body are the vitamins, nutrients, hormones, chemical substances, oxygen and CO2 or carbon doixide.
Nearly two thirds of the human body is water. Water is an essential nutrient that is involved in every function of the body. It helps transport nutrients in and waste products out of cells. It is necessary for all digestive, absorption, circulatory, and excretory functions as well as for assimilating water-soluble vitamins.