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.
What is a nutrient? A nutrient is a substance in food that the body needs in order to work properly. Nutrients refer to the substances that are metabolized by the  animals to build energy and prâ¦ovide energy. A nutrient refers to any substance that can be metabolized by the  human bodies to build tissue and give energy.