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Mind-Map Outline of TopicThis topic belongs to the branch of Science called Biology , the study of living things.

Biology has many aspects, from studying the variety of life forms andhow they evolved over the history of the Earth, to their body structures and functions,

to how they feed, grow and reproduce.

SkeletalSystem

DigestiveSystem

CirculatorySystem

ExcretorySystem

RespiratorySystem

NervousSystem

EndocrineSystem

Plant & AnimalSystems

Cellular Respiration&

Photosynthesis

Structure&

Functionsof Living Things

BodySystems

in aPlant

Body Systemsin the

Human Animal

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Make your own Mind-Map TITLE PAGE.Cut out the boxes. Sort them into an appropriate lay-out on a page of your

workbook, then glue them down. Add connecting arrows and colour in.

SkeletalSystem

D i g e s

t i v e

S y s

t e m

CirculatorySystem

ExcretorySystem

RespiratorySystem

N e r v o u s

S y s

t e m

Endocrine

System


Cellular Respiration&

Photosynthesis

Structure&


BodySystems

in aPlant

Body Systemsin theHuman Animal

Make your own Mind-Map TITLE PAGE.Cut out the boxes. Sort them into an appropriate lay-out on a page of your

workbook, then glue them down. Add connecting arrows and colour in.

SkeletalSystem

D i g e s

t i v e

S y s

t e m

CirculatorySystem

ExcretorySystem

RespiratorySystem

N e r v o u s

S y s

t e m

EndocrineSystem


Cellular Respiration&Photosynthesis

Structure&


BodySystems

in aPlant

Body Systemsin the

Human Animal

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Body Structure of Multicellular OrganismsPlants and animals are made of many cells, but each organism isnot just a jumble of cells living and growing in a big lump.

There is always an organised structu re to the way their bodies are built.Different CellsFirstly, not all the cells in a multicellular organism are the same. They aredifferentiated into many shapes and sizes.

Each cell type does a different job inthe body, and has the shape, size andability to match that function.

Tissues A cell does not work alone. Thousands of cells of the same type band together toform a tissue, such as muscle tissue,

nerve tissue, bone tissue, and so on.

The Structure & Function of Living Things

The Structure of Life: CELLS

You may have already studied living

cells. Cells give us a structural way todefine what a living thing is .

Some living t hings are unicellular... theyare composed of one, single cell.

Al l the famil iar plants and animals aremulticellular... they are composed of many cells, usually billions.

The Functions of Life

Al l li ving th ings carry out cer tain, bas ic

life functions.

Al l liv ing th ings :

take in substances from their surroundings, and assimilate them.(Things taken in include food, water & oxygen. Assimilation means that the substancestaken in are used to build new cells and growbody parts... they become part of the organism.)

extract energy from their food.

excrete their wastes.

grow.

reproduce their own kind.

respond to things that happen.

All living things are composed of cells, or are the product of cells .

This statement is called The Cell Theory .

cell membrane

cy toplasm

nucleus

Blood cells

Skin cellsNer vecells

Sperm cell

Organs At the next level of organi sation , anumber of tis sues are combined to forman organ, such as a heart, a kidney, ashin bone or an eye.

With muscle tissues, nerve tissues,connective tissues, etc, all workingtogether, the organ carries out aparticular function. e.g. the heart pumpsblood, the eye senses light.

Organ Systems A number of organs work wi th eachother to carry out an overall task. For example, the heart, arteries, veins andcapillary organs all connect to form thecirculatory system which distributessubstances around the body.

Other systems include the digestivesystem, the nervous system and so on.

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Why Have Tissues, Organs and Systems?

Food & Energy for Living ThingsThe most fundamental requirement of all living things is food. Why?

Food provides the energy that every cell needs to carry out all its funct ions.

Every Cell Needs ThingsEvery living cell needs food, water and

oxygen. Each cell must be able to getrid of i ts waste products.

In a multicellular organism most of thecells are deep inside the body. Theycannot get food, water or oxygen unlessit is carried to them.

The major body systems carry out thetasks of getting food, water and oxygenand transporting them around so thatevery cell gets what it needs.



Specialisation = Better PerformanceIf every cell in your body had to carryout every function for itself, it wouldhave a very low ability.

For example, if every cell had to see,breathe, talk, jump and think then eachcell would not be able to do any onething very well. Each cell would be ajack-of-all-trades, master of none. Byitself, each cell would not see much, nor

jump very far.

By having specialised tissues, organsand systems, your body can do eachtask very well. Your eye is excellent for seeing things, but useless for jumping.Thats OK, because your muscles andbones can do all the jumping.

Co-ordination = EfficiencyOnce an organism has the capability (for example) to see things and to jump, thenit will all work best if the 2 tasks are co-ordinated, so you can see where to jump.

Plants and animals have specialised systems to co-ordinate all their bodyfunctions. If you need food, your eyes locate it, your muscles and bones move toeat it, your d igestive system absorbs i t into the blood, and your heart and blood

vessels transport i t to all your cells.

You are a co-ordinated, multicellular organism.Specialised tis sues, organs and organ systems give you

many amazing capabilities, which you carry out with great efficiency.

Cellular RespirationEvery living cell needs energy. To getthat energy, every living cell needs food.

Cellular respiration is achemical process thatreleases the energy fromfood.

Cellular Respirationoccurs in every living

cell in both

Plants and Animals.

PhotosynthesisPlants (and some microbes)

are autotrophic.

They make their ownfood f rom water, carbon

dioxide gas and theenergy of sunlight .

The process of makingfood using energy from sunlight is

called photosyn thesis. It occurs i n the

chloroplasts of plant cells.

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Cellular RespirationEvery living cell needs energy.

Cellular respiration i s the process which releases energy from food.It occurs in every living cell as a series of chemical reactions.

The process can be summarised as a chemical equation:

Glucose + Oxygen Carbon + Water + EnergyDioxide



Oxygenis a gas in the air.

We breathe totake in oxygen.

Carbon Dioxideis a gas

we breathe out.

Normally we drinkto get water.

Some is made inour body as we

process our foodfor energy.

Energy is themain product

of the process.Glucose

is a sugar.All living things

get glucosefrom their food.

The Respiratory GasesOxygen and carbon dioxide are called respiratory gases

because they are involved wit h cellular r espiration.These gases are so important that you need to know more about them.

OxygenOxygen makes up about 1/5 of the air.We breathe so that we can take inoxygen. Without it, a human will diewithin a few minutes.

Oxygen is a chemical element. Itschemical symbol is O , but it normallyexists as 2 atoms jo ined together, so wewrite its chemical formula as O 2.

Oxygen is needed for things t o burn.

Try this experiment:

Place glass jar or beaker over a lit candle.

Soon, the candle goes out.Why?Because all t he oxygen in the air ins idethe beaker has been used up. Withoutoxygen, the burning cannot continue.

Cellular r espiration is (chemically) thesame as burning t he glucose. It mus t

have oxygen to continue.

Carbon DioxideCarbon dioxide makes up only a tinyfraction of the air, about 0.04%. Itschemical formula is CO 2, which means itis made of molecules containing 1carbon atom and 2 oxygen atoms.

CO 2 can be identified by its reactionwith limewater.

Try this:Use a drinking straw togently blow bubbles througha test tube of limewater.

Soon, the limewaterbecomes cloudy as itreacts with the CO 2 inyour br eath.

CO 2 is the only gas which reacts withlimewater this way, so this test can beused to identify this important gas.

Air We Breathe In Air We Breathe OutOxygen 20 16 Carbon Dioxide 0.04 4

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Photosynthesisphoto = l ight , synthesis = to make things

Plants are autotrophic. This means they make their own food.The process of making food needs the light energy of the Sun.

Photosynthesis can be summarised as a chemical equation:Light Energy

Carbon + Water Glucose + OxygenDioxide

Leaf & ChloroplastPhotosynthesis takes place mainly inthe leaves of plants.

Leaves are green incolour because thecells in the leaf arepacked full o f chloroplasts.

If you have already studied plant cells,you will know that chloroplasts areorganelles which contain the greenpigment chlorophyll.

Chlorophyll absorbs the energy of lightso that the plant can turn the simplechemicals H 2O and CO 2 into the high-energy food glucose.

Later, the plant cells can use Cellular Respiration to release the energy again,for growing and other life functions.



The Great CycleYou might notice that the equation for photosynthesis is the exact opposite of the equation for cellular respiration.

However, these processes are notsimple opposites. They involve totallydifferent chemical pathways, and theenergy absorbed by one is NOT thesame as the energy released by theother.

Together, photosynthesis and cellular respiration form a great cycle of nature.

What is really happening is that theenergy of the Sun is powering all livingthings. The O 2, CO 2, H 2O simply get re-cycled. Food (containing glucose) ismade, destroyed and re-made over andover. Photosynthesis makes all the foodand oxygen on Earth.

CellMembraneucleus

Cytoplasm

Cell Wall on the outside of the

cell membrane

Chloroplasts which absorb light andmake food for the plant

Food(Glucose)

&Oxygen

CarbonDioxide

&Water

Photosynthesis

traps light energy.

Cellular respiration releases energyfrom food t o power all life processes.

cellularrespiration

in plants

Sun

PlantCell

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Scientific Conclusions Depend on Knowledge Al though the methods of Science are based on fac ts observed in Natu re or in

experiments, sometimes progress is limited by the understanding o f the scientists.

How We Know All About Photosynthesis

Understanding PhotosynthesisFrom ancient times, people generally

thought that plants eat the soil theygrow in.

About 400 years ago, one man tr ied totest this idea by experiment. His namewas Jan van Helmont (Belgian 1580-1644)and he was one of the first truescientists.

He carefully dried and weigheda large tub of soil.Then he planted a treeseedling and watered it.He grew it for 5 years,measuring all the water he used.

After 5 years he carefull y coll ected allthe soil, dried it and weighed it again.He weighed the tree to measure growth.

Van Helmont found thatthe tr ee had gainedmany, many kilogramswhile the soil wasvirtually unchanged.

This proved that thegeneral belief that plants eat soil waswrong. Good Science.

He concluded that thegain in weight of the

tree must come fromthe water he added.

He was wrong! We nowknow that the plant

growth i s mainly from the CO 2 from theair. Van Helmont had lit tle knowledge of gases, so drew the wrong conclusion.

We can summarise photosynthesis bythe chemical equation:

CO 2 + H 2O glucose + oxygen

Furthermore, we know all the details of the multi-step chemical pathwayinvolved. We know, for example, that theoxygen released from photosynthesis isthe oxygen atoms that start out in thewater molecules, not the ones in the CO 2.

IsotopesNot all the atoms of an element areexactly the same. Every atom of (say)hydrogen has 1 proton and 1 electron,but the number of neutrons can vary.

These are isotopes. The atoms are the

same element, but have different weights,and some isotopes give off radiation.

Chemical TracersBy using isotopes of different elements,scientists can trace the pathway of individual atoms through a series of chemical reactions.

For example, there is a radio-activeisotope of carbon, called carbon-14 . If CO 2 containing C-14 is absorbed by agrowing plant, all of the radio-activity issoon found to be in glucose sugar (or other chemicals made from glucose).

If a heavy isotope of oxygen is includedin the CO 2 the result is the same; all of that isotope ends up in glucose.

However, if the oxygen isotope isincluded in the water (H 2O), the isotopeends up in the air as the oxygen gasreleased from the plant.

This chemical tracer techniqueis widely used in many

fields of Science.



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All living things are composed of a).............................. Some have only 1cell (b ...................................... ), but thefamiliar plants and animals are allc)................................................, wh ichmeans they are made up of many cells.

Al l liv ing things car ry out the same lif efunctions.

They all take in food, water, etc andd)......................................... it into their body.

They extract e).......................... from their food and f)........................... their wastes.

All l iving things g).. ... ...... ...... .... (getbigger) and h)................................ (makebabies). Living things i).............................to the things that happen around them.

A mult icellular organism is not just apile of cells, but has an organised bodystructure:

The cells are j)......................................into different types. Many cells of thesame type form a k)................................

An l)............................... is a st ructuremade of various tissues workingtogether. A number of organs worktogether as a m)..................................which carries out a major task in thebody.

Worksheet 1Structure & Functions

of Living ThingsFill in the blank spaces.

Student Name.............................................

1. Fill in the blank spaces to summarise Cellu lar Respir ation as a chemical equation.

...................... + ......................... ............................... + ......................... + energy

2. (multiple choice) Which group(s) of living things carry ou t cellular respiration? A. Plants only B. Animals only C. Plants and Animals

3. Which respiratory gas :a) makes up about 20% ( 1/5) of the air? .........................................b) i s needed fo r things to burn? .........................................c) turns limewater milky, or cloudy? .........................................d) i s needed for photosynthes is? .........................................

4. Fill in the blank spaces to summarise Photosynthesis as a chemical equation.

.............................. (energy)

................................ + ......................... ............................... + .........................5.a) In which organelle of a plant cell does photosynthesis occur? ...............................

b) What is the name of the green pigment that absor bs light? ...............................

Worksheet 2

Respiration & PhotosynthesisStudent Name.............................................

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Body Systems in a Plant

LeavesThe leaves of a plant have only one

function... photosynthesis.

Leaves are flat and thin so they canabsorb maximum light to make food.They have microscopi c holes so that CO 2can enter, and O 2 can escape into the air.The cells are packed full of chl oroplasts.



Stem, Trunk & BranchThe stem system of a plant has 2 functions:1. To hold the leaves up in the light.2. To carry water from the roots up to the leaves.

The RootsThe root system also has 2 functions:1. To anchor the plant in the soil.2. To absorb water from the soil, so it can be

used by the leaves.

Other SystemsFlowers: for reproduction.Buds: for growth. Buds are growthpoints for new leaves, new roo ts,or for f lowers. Veins : for transport of substances inside the plant.

Cross-section of a leaf magnifi ed 400x

These cells aretightl y packed

together, and eachone contains many

chloroplasts.This is where most

of thephotosynthesis

occurs.

These cells areloosely packed. The

spaces aroundthem allow CO 2, O 2

and water to

circulate in the leaf.

Leaves Under the MicroscopeYou might examine a plant leaf through a microscope

This structure isa vein . Itstubes bringwater up f romthe roots, andcarry food (madein the leaf) awayto other parts of the plant.

These cells aretransparent to letlight through.

These holes in the bottom of the leaf arecalled stomates . They allow CO 2 and O 2

gases in and out of the leaf.

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Plant Veins... Transport TubesThe veins , or vascular tubes, of a plant form a system for

transporting substances around the body of t he plant.In fact there are two systems of tubes. They run parallel to each other,

but are separate, and have totally different functions.

Plant Veins Through the MicroscopeYou may get a chance to use a microscope to look at cross-sections through aplant stem or root. The most obvious struc tures you will see are the veins .

Prepared slides are usually stained with coloured dyesto make the different ti ssues more obvious.

Xylem Tubes (pronounced Zy-lem)

Xylem tubes carry mostly water.

The water has been absorbed from thesoil by the roots. Xylem tubes carry itupwards from the roots to the leaves.

Dissolved in t he water are soil mineralswhich plants need to remain healthy.

A lo t of the water simply evaporatesfrom the leaves, through the leaf openings, or stomates.

In very dry conditions, the plant mayclose the stomates to conserve water and avoid wi thering and dying.



Phloem Tubes (pron. Flow-em)

Phloem carries food (mostly sugars)dissolved in some water.

The sugar has been made byphotosynthesis in the leaves. Phloemtubes carry the sugars away from theleaves to feed the parts of the plant thatcannot make food. The roots, for

example, are underground and cannotget light to make food.

A lot of the sugar ends up beingconverted into starch or oil, which isstored in the roots, stem or fruits of theplant. It is these food-storage organswhich we often use for food. e.g. potato,carrot (roots), apple, rice, wheat (fruits).

Cross-section of a stemmagnifi ed 100x

Cross-section of a rootmagnifi ed 100x

Manyother cells

visible

Manyothercells

visible

Xylemtubes

Phloemtubes

Xylem tubes Phloem tubes

Xylem & phloemtubes are usually

grouped together toform a vein

or vascular bundle.

Exact shapes, sizesand arrangementsvary from plant to

plant.

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1.

a) What is the main function of leaves?

....................................................................b) Give 2 functions of a plant stem.

....................................................................and....................................................................c) Give 2 functions of p lant roots.

....................................................................and....................................................................

2. In a cruel experiment, 3 sealed jars of water were set up, with a fish, water plants and different lighting as shown.

A B CFish only Fish & Plant Fish & PlantGood light Good light In dark

Resul t after 2 days:Jar A: fish died of suffocation.Explain why.

....................................................................Jar B: fi sh alive and well.Explain why.

....................................................................Jar C: fish di ed of suffocation.Explain why.

....................................................................

3. The diagram shows a magnified

cross-section thr ough a leaf. Answer the questions below.

a) What feature of cell layer P helpsthe leaf carry out its main function?

....................................................................b) What feature of cell layer R helpsthe leaf carry out its main function?

....................................................................c) Which part (P,Q,R,S or T) is the mainsit e for photosynthesis? ..............

d) What is st ructure T ? .........................

e) What is the purpose of structure S ?

....................................................................

4.Plants have 2 different sets of tubes to

carry subs tances around.Name each kind of tube, and whatsubstance it carries.

Tube Name What it carries

......................... ...................................

......................... ...................................

Worksheet 3Plant Systems Student Name.............................................

P

Q

ST

R

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Body Systems in the Human AnimalYour body is made up of many organ systems, each with i ts own special func tions.

Here is a quick summary of some important systems. A more detail ed study of each system is on the fol lowing pages.

The Digestive System As you know from studying living cel ls,every cell in your body needs food. Thefood chemicals must be able to enter eachcell through the cell membrane, and thi s isonly possible if the food moleculesare very small.

However, most of the foodwe eat is made up of huge moleculeswhich cannot enter a cell.

The purpose of the digestivesystem is to chemically break thefood molecules into smaller parts.These are then absorbed into theblood stream to be carried to everypart of the body.

RespiratorySystem

This is the lungs andassociated air passages.

Its purpose is to absorboxygen gas from

the air into theblood, and to

excrete thewaste gas

carbondioxide.

The link toCellular Respirationshould be obvious.

The Skeletal SystemThe skeleton i s your system of bones. It has 3 main purposes:

Protection of vi talorgans, such asthe skull aroundthe brain.

To support the

body, such as thebackbone holdingyou upright.

To allowmovement. Your skeletonhas many joints whichallows your muscles tomove your arms, legs, etc.,for walking, swimming,and so on.

The Circulatory SystemThis is the system of blood circulation,including the heart, and many arteriesand veins which carry the blood.

The purpose of t he system is to carryfood and oxygen to every cell in your body. The blood also collects wastechemicals (such as CO 2 gas) and carriesit away from the cells for excretion.

The blood is also invo lved in defendingyour body against disease.

The Excretory System (Urinary System)Excretion means to remove wastematerials from the body.

The left-over wastes from digestion areeliminated from your lower bowel. Thewaste gas CO

2is excreted from your

lungs. However, there are other wastes

which accumulate in your bloodstream and must be removed.

This is the job of your kidneys. Theyfilter the blood and separate thewastes as urine, which is stor ed in thebladder until it is convenient to pass it.

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The Skeletal System

SkullProtects your brain within a solid casing of bone. Also houses most of your sense organs

(eyes, ears, sense of smell and taste)

Rib CageProtects the lungs and heart in a bony cage.Ribs also move to allow you to breathe.

BackboneThe backbone is a column of separate bonescalled vertebrae. All vertebrate animalshave this structure. The backbone supportsthe body, and also protects the delicatenerves of the spinal chord which run throughthe hollow column of bones.

Hip GirdleThe massive bones of t he hips form a strongplatform or base for the backbone andinternal organs. The ball-and-socket jointsconnect the leg bones and allow for movement, while carrying the body weight.

Limb BonesThe long bones of the arms and legs allowfor walking, climbing, swimming, etc. Themany joints allow for a full range of movements, from scratching your back, towriting with a pen, throwing a ball or climbinga ladder.



Making BloodBones also have another vital funct ion; b loodcells are made in the bone marrow inside the

large bones of the hips and limbs.

The Muscle SystemNo study of the skeleton is complete without also consideringthe muscles.

Muscles cause movements by contracting and pulling on the bones.Muscles can only pull, never push, so there are always pairs of musclessurrounding a joint... one to move the joint one way and the other tomove it in the opposite direction.

Muscles are attached to the bones with tendons.

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The Digestive SystemThe food we eat contains many nutrients such as starch, protein and fat, which aremade of very large molecules. These are too big to be carried in the blood stream,

and too large to get through a cell membrane into your cells.The purpose of digestion is to break these molecules into smaller parts.

For example, starch moleculesare huge, but can be broken upinto many sugar moleculeswhich are much smaller.

This is achieved by special chemicals called enzymes which are made byvarious organs in your digestive system.

ENZYMEStarch

moleculeSeparate sugar

molecules

Chewing the food begins thedigestion process.

Chewing breaks food intosmaller pieces so digestive

enzymes can attack it faster.

Salivary Glands .An enzyme in saliva beginsdigesting starch.

Liverprocesses digestednutrients after they

are absorbed into theblood stream.

Gall bladder adds bile todissolve fats so enzymes

can digest them.

Small Intestineabsorbs digested nutrients

into the blood stream.Inside, it has many folds orvilli which increase surface

area for absorption.

Caecum & Appendixhave no special functions

in humans, but are larger and more

important in other animals.

Oesophaguscarries food to the stomach.

Stomachchurns food with acid.Enzymes digestproteins in food.

Large Intestineabsorbs water, vitamins &minerals into the bloodstream.

Rectum stores undigestedwastes (faeces) for laterelimination.

Pancreasadds a cocktail ofenzymes to furtherdigest the food.

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Different parts of the skeleton havedifferent functions or purposes.

One purpose is to a)......................... vi talorgans. For example, the brain isencased in the b)............................

Another purpose is to c)..........................the body. The d).................................. is acol umn of bones called e) ....................whi ch bot h f).............................. the bodyand also protect the nerve fibres of theg)...................... chord.

The third function of bones is to allowh)............................. The skeleton hasmany i)........................... to all ow walking,climbing, etc.

Movement is actually caused by the j)................................, which are attachedto the bones by k)...............................Muscles always work by l).......................and can never m)...................... Theyalways work in pairs around each joint.

As wel l as the 3 mai n purposes of protection, n)............................ andmovement, the bones are also the placewhere o)................... cell s are made.

Worksheet 4Skeletal System

Fill in the blank spaces.

Student Name.............................................

a).................................

b)................................

c)................................

d)................................

e)................................

f)................................

g)................................

2. Explain why digestion is necessary.

3. What do digestive enzymes do tofood chemicals, such as starch or protein?

4. Indicate three organs which producedigest ive enzymes. Use letters (a,b,c...g)from the diagram at l eft.

............... and ................ and ..............

5. From which organ is digested foodmostly absorbed into the blood stream?

Worksheet 5Digestive System

1. Name the organs of the digestivesystem indicated below.

Student Name.............................................

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SchematicDiagram

HEARTpumps blood

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Vein

Body cells receive O2 & nutrients, and get rid of CO 2 & other wastes

Artery

Capillary network in body

CO2 O2 to / from air

Lungs

Blood richin oxygen

from lungs

Blooddepleted of

oxygenreturns

from body

The Circulatory SystemThe circulation of the blood i s vital to carry food ,

respiratory gases, wastes, heat, water and variousother things around your body.

The heart i s a pump. Its muscles contract and squir t bloodinto the arteries. Valves prevent b lood flowing backwards.

Ar ter ies divide in to smaller and smaller tubes,carrying blood to every part of the body.

In body t issues the smallest blood vessels are calledcapillaries. Here the food nutrients and oxygen move from

blood into the body cells, while wastes move into the blood.

Blood fr om the capillaries flows into veins,which return the blood to the heart.

Double Circulation PatternThe flow of blood is like a figure-8, with 2connected loops.

The blood returning to the heart from the body isdepleted of oxygen and rich in CO 2. It is pumpedimmediately to the lungs, where gas exchangeoccurs.

A vein carries oxygenated blood fr om thelungs back to the heart, so it can be pumpedback out to the body again.

The 2 sides of the heart pump at the same time,but the blood in one side never mixes with bloodon the other side.

Depending on which part of the body it goes to,a blood cell can go around the figure-8 in justa few minutes.

What is Blood?Blood is made of a liquid part called plasma

with many blood cells suspended in it.

Food nutrients and waste materials are carried in the plasma.Oxygen is carried by the many red blood cells, which contain

a red-coloured chemical called haemoglobin.There are also white blood cells, which help defend

your body against di sease germs.



Red Blood Cells

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1.On the schematic diagram below, clearly

place arrows to show the direction of blood flow in the blood vessels at points A, B, C and D.

2.For each blood vessel A-D, state if it i s avein or an artery.

A = ...................... B = ......................

C = ...................... D = ......................

3.Which two blood vessels (A-D) carryblood which contains:a) a lot of O 2 .......... and ..........

b) a lot of CO 2 .......... and ..........

c) Apart from gases, name a substancewhich leaves the blood between pointsC and D in the diagram.

4. Fill in the blank spaces.

The purpose of the circu latory system isto a).............................................................Substances carried to the body cellsinclude b)........................ and ..................,while a substance carried away frombody cells is c)...........................................

The heart acts as a d).......................When its muscles contract, blood issqueezed out through a/ane).................................. These bloodvessel divide into smaller and smaller tubes unti l they become f )........................which run close to every living cell.

The blood circulates around the body,then returns to the heart in a/ang)................................

There are 2 connected loops of circulation. One goes to all the bodycells, the other goes through theh)................................ to get a freshsupply of i)................................ gas, andget rid of the waste gas j).................................................

Blood itself is made of a liquid part(called k)..................................) and manyblood cells. The most common blood

cells are coloured l).........................because they contain the chemicalcalled m)............................................. Thischemical carries n).......................... gasvery efficiently.

The blood also contains o).......................blood cells, which help defend your body against p)..................................

Worksheet 6Circulatory System Student Name.............................................

HEART

A B

C D

Substances from blood to cells

Substances from cells to blood


gases to / from air

Lungs

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The Respiratory SystemThis system includes the lungs and the air pasageways through which you breathe.

The purpose of breathing is gas exchange.Oxygen is absorbed into the blood, whi le carbon dioxide is excreted.

The Excretory (Urinary) SystemYour body excretes CO 2 gas from the lungs, and digestive wastes are eliminated from the

rectum. Your cells also produce other wastes, especially a chemical called urea.It is your kidneys which collect urea and other wastes from the blood, and concentrate them

in a small amount of water. This is urine. It is stored in the urinary bladder until passed.

Larynx(voice box)

Trachea(wind-pipe)

Bronchus(main branch)

Bronchioles(smaller branches)

Each bron chiole endsin a tiny air sac(alveolus) which i ssurrounded by bloodcapillaries.

DiaphramThis is a sheet of muscle

which separates the chestfrom the gut cavity.Its movements help

expand th e chest for breathing.

When the rib cage moves up and out, andthe diaphram moves down, air is suckedinto the lungs via the trachea, bronchi andbronchioles.

Down in the tiny alveoli air sacs, gases areexchanged between the air and the blood.

OxygenO2

Ai r in Blood Alveoli

Carbon DioxideCO 2

Each alveolus is surrounded by bloodcapillaries to make gas exchange efficient.

Location of Urinary System

LungsHeartStomach

Kidneys(behind other organs)Intestines

Bladder

How the System WorksMajor blood vesselssupply the kidneys.

Each kidney acts as a filter,collecting urea and other wastes.

The wastes, dissolved in a smallamount of water, seep constantlydown these tubes, the ureters.

Slowly, the urinary bladder fills with urine and expands.

The bladder is emptied via the urethra,which runs through the penis, or justin front of the vagina.

Every drop of your bloodis fi ltered by a kidney

about 20 times per day.

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1. Match the lists.Write the letter (A,B,C,etc) of the list

item which matches each descript ion.Description List Itema) Main breathing tube in

throat. ..............b) Gas absorbed into blood

in lungs. ..............c) Sheet of muscle which

helps you breathe. ..............d) Tiny air sac at the end of

each bronchiole. ..............e) Two main branches from

the trachea. ..............

List Items (not al l wil l be used) A. oxygen D. diaphramB. carbon dioxide E. tracheaC. alveolus F. bronchi


The purpose of the respiratory systemis to absorb a)............................ gas intothe body, and to excrete the waste gasb)...........................................

When the chest is expanded, air issucked down the c)....................... (tube).This divides into the d)............................to each lung. These sub-divide intosmaller air tubes called e)........................

At the end of each tube the air reaches

an f)..................................... which issur rounded by blood g)............................

This is where gas h)........................occurs between the air and the blood.

Worksheet 7Respiratory System Student Name.............................................

a).................................

b).........................

c)..........................

d).............................

e)................................


The excretory system is also known asthe a) ............................... system . Its

job is to remove b)............................ fromthe blood stream. The main waste is achemical called c).........................

The d)............................... act as filters of the blood. They collect wastes andconcentrate it in a small amount of e)....................... This liquid is calledf)..............................

This liquid constantly seeps down theg)............................... tubes from eachkidney into the h)............................. As itfills up it expands.

When convenient, you pass the urine

through the i )............................. tube.

Worksheet 8Excretory System

1. Label the organs indicated.

Student Name.............................................

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The Nervous SystemThe Nervous Systems central organ is the brain.

Your brain receives information from your sensory organs,processes that information to decide what to do, remembers thi ngs,

and sends out nerve signals to control and co-ordinate all your

actions, and most body functions.

The Endocrine SystemThe Nervous System does most of the controlling and co-ordinating of your body

activities and funct ions. However, there is also a system of glands whichrelease special chemicals called hormones into the blood stream.

Each hormone has the effect of control ling a process or function in the body.

Sensory OrgansYou probably th ink that you

see with your eyes.

Actuall y, all your eyes do isdetect light energy and

send information to your brain. Your brain interpretsthe information so that you see things and recognise

them.

Similarly with hearing,smell, taste and touch: youhave sensory organs whichdetect energy or chemicalsand send nerve signals to

the brain. It is in your brainyou r eally see, hear, smell,

taste & feel thi ngs.

Parts & Functioning of the SystemSensory Nerves carry signals from sensory organsto the brain so you can see or hear or feel a touch.

The Central Nervous System (CNS) is t he brainand spinal chord. The spinal chord controls yourreflex actions, but the brain does the seeing andhearing (etc), the thinking, remembering anddeciding. As well, the brain is t he seat of youremotions, instincts and personality.

Motor Nerves carry command messages from the brain tothe muscles. These nerves run down the spinal chord,then branch out to every part of the body.

The muscles contract when a command signal arrives.This is how you walk, talk or turn your head... your braincommands, and the muscles act. Many processes arecontroll ed unconsciously, like breathing and heartbeat.

Pituitary Gland(at base of brain)

Thyroid

Adrenal(top of kidneys)

Pancreas

Ovaries

Testes

Growth Hormone from the pituitary glandcontrols your growth during childhood.

Thyroxin from the thyroid gland controlshow fast all the chemical reactions

in all your cells run.

Insulin from the pancreas controlsyour b lood sugar levels.

After puberty, the male hormoneTestosterone controls spermproduction, and causes the developmentof a deeper voice, facial hair, and other male secondary sex characteristics .

The female hormones, oestrogen &progesterone control the menstrualcycle of egg production. Progesteroneis also vital during pregnancy, whileoestrogen controls development of female secondary sex characteristicssuch as breast growth and hip shape.

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This schematic diagram shows how theNervous System works.

Answer the quest ions below.

1. List your 5 senses.

.......................... ..........................

.......................... ..........................

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2.a) What are the nerves

at P called? .........................b) What two organs make up the

central nervous system ?

.......................... and .................................c) What are the nerves

at Q c alled? .........................d) Which body organs are

most commonlyinvolved at R ? .........................

3. As well as receiving and interpretinginformation from your sensory organs, list 3other things that go on in your brain.

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4. As wel l as the system of nerves, there is

also a system of chemicals to controland co-ordinate body functions.a) What is this chemical cont rol

system called? .....................................b) What are the chemicals

released called? ..................................c) How do these chemicals get

to diff erent parts of the body?

....................................................................d) Identify as many of the glands of thesystem as you can.

Worksheet 9Control & Co-ordination Student Name.............................................

SensoryOrgans

Nerves carrymessage

Nervescarry message

BodyOrgans

CentralNervousSystem

Information

Bodytakes

Action

P

Q

R

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5.Complete this table to summarize thedetails f or 2 specific hor mones.

Hormone from Gland What it Controls

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4. (5 marks)This diagram represents one of thecycles of nature, with the treerepresenting all plants and the elephantrepresenting all animals.

a) Identify the processes X, Y and Z.

X = ...............................................................Y = ...............................................................

Z = ...............................................................b) identify the substances P, Q, R & S.

P & Q = ...................... & .........................

R & S = ...................... & .........................

5. (5 marks)In a plant, what is/are the main

function(s) of the:

a) leaves. ...................................................

b) stem. (2) ................................................

and .............................................................

c) roots . (2) ................................................

and ..............................................................

Topic TestLiving Systems

Answer all questionsin the spaces provided.

1. (10 marks)True or False? T or Fa) Many cells o f the same

type, working t ogether is called a tissue . ..............

b) Oxygen gas can turnlimewater cloudy. ..............

c) Photosynthesis occurs inthe cytop lasm of a cel l. ..............

d) Oxygen is a starting materialfor photosynthesis. ..............

e) Gases move in & out of leaves through stomates. ..............

f) Xylem tubes carry water up from the roots. ..............

g) The skulls main functionis to support the head. ..............

h) During digestion, food doesnot go through the pancreas ..............

i) In the blood, oxygen is carried

by white blood cells. .............. j) Kidneys and bladder areconnected by ureters. ..............

2. (5 marks)List 5 basic life functions which allliving things carry out.

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3. (5 marks)Write a chemical equation (in words) tosummarise cellular respiration.

Student Name............................................. Score = /55

Substances P & Q Substances R & S

Process Xin plants

Process Z in animals

Process

Yin plants

Sun

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6. (6 marks)Complete the table to compare the tubesin plants which carry substances around.

Tube Main substance Carriedcarried to/from

7. (5 marks)

Refer to the list below.Which system of the human body...

a) ...carries substances around the body?

.........................................................b) ...makes certain chemicals smaller,then absorbs them into the blood?

..........................................................c) ...carries out gas exchange ?

.........................................................d) ...releases chemicals which controlcertain body functions?

...........................................................e) ... filters the blood?

...........................................................List to choose from (not all will be used)Skeletal, Digestive, Circulatory,Respiratory, Excretory, Nervous,Endocrine.

8. (4 marks)Re-arrange these organs so they are inthe order in which food passes throughthem. stomach, large intestine,oesophagus, rectum, small intestine.

1.................. 2.................... 3.......................

4.................................. 5...............................

9. (10 marks)The diagram represents the humancirculatory system.P & Q are body organs.R & S are types of blood vessel.W, X, Y & Z are chemical substances.

a) Name organs P and Q

P = ............................ Q = ...........................b) Clearly mark on the diagram thedirection of blood flow near label R .c) What type of blood vessel is R ?

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d) Clearly mark on the diagram thedirection of blood flow near label S .e) What type of blood vessel is S ?

...............................................f) Name chemical substances W and X.

W = ...................... X = ............................g) What other types of chemicals (not thesame as W & X) might Y & Z be?

Y = ........................... Z = .............................

X

Y Z

W

R S


P

Q

to / from body cells

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Answer Sect ionWorksheet 1a) cells b) unicellular c) mult icell ul ar d) assimi lat ee) energy f) excrete

g) grow h) reproducei) respond j) differentiatedk) tissue l) organm) system

Worksheet 21. Glucose (sugar) + oxygen

carbon dioxide + water + energy2. C (plants and animals)3.a) oxygenb) oxygenc) carbon diox ided) carbon diox ide4. (energy is light)Carbon dioxide + water

glucose + oxygen5.a) chloroplastb) chlorophyll

Worksheet 31.

a) to make food by photosynthesisb) Holds the leaves up to catch light.Has tubes to carry water, food, etc

c) Absorb water from soil . Anchor the plant so it stays uprigh t.

2. A. Fish used up all avai lable oxygen incellular respiration.B. Plant photosynthesised. This makesoxygen, so fish had enough to b reathe.C. No photosynthesis in dark, so nooxygen production.

3.a) Cells are transparent to allow light intoleaf cells.b) Many open spaces allow easycirculation of water and gases in leaf.c) Qd) Vein, or vascular bundle.e) (Stomate) allows gases in/out of l eaf.4.Xylem carries water (& minerals)Phloem carries food

Worksheet 4a) protect b) skullc) support d) backbonee) vertebrae f) supportg) spinal h) movementi) joints j) musclesk) tendons l) pullingm) push n) supporto) blood

Worksheet 51.a) salivary glands b) oesophagusc) liver d) stomache) pancreas f) large intestineg small intestine

2.Food molecules are too large to beabsorbed into blood or cells. Digestionbreaks food nutrients into smaller chemical molecules.3.Enzymes break the larger molecules intosmaller units.4.any 3 of a, d, e, g5.small intestine

Worksheet 61.

A B C D2.

A art ery B veinC vein D artery3.a) B & D b) A & Cc) food nutrients, e.g. sugar 4.a) transport substances around the bodyb) oxygen, food c) carbon dioxided) pump e) arteryf) capillaries g) veinh) lungs i) oxygen

j) carbon dioxide k) plasmal) red m) haemoglobinn) oxygen o) whitep) disease / germs

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Years 7-8 Topic 8 Plant & Animal Systems 27

Worksheet 71.a) E b) A c) D d) C e) F2.a) oxygen b) carbon dioxidec) trachea d) bronchie) bronchioles f) alveolusg) capillaries h) exchange

Worksheet 8a) Blood vessels (artery and vein)b) kidneyc) ureter d) urinary bladder e) urethra2.

a) urinary b) wastesc) urea d) kidneyse) water f) urineg) ureter h) bladder i) urethra

Worksheet 91.sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch2.a) sensory nervesb) brain & spinal chordc) motor nervesd) muscles3.any 3 of memory, thinking, deciding,emotions, instincts, personality4.a) Endocrine systemb) hormonesc) in bloodstreamd) pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, pancreas,testes5.Insulin Pancreas controls blood

sugar levelsGrowt h Pit ui tary contr ol s rate

hormone of growth

(many o ther possible answers)

Topic Test1.a) T e) T h) Tb) F f) T i) Fc) F g) F j) Td) F

2. (any 5)Take in substances and assimilate.Extract energy from foodExcrete wastesGrowReproduceRespond

3.

glucose + oxygencarbon dioxide + water + energy

4.a) X = photosynthesis

Y and Z = cellular respirationb) P&Q = glucose & oxygen

R & S = carbon dioxide & water 5.a) make food by photosynthesis.b) hold leaves up to get light, and

carry water, food, etc around.c) absorb water, and

anchor plant in soil.6.Xylem water roots to leavesPhloem food from leaves to

fruits, roots,etc7.a) circulatory d) endocrineb) digestive e) excretoryc) respiratory8.oesophagus, stomach, small intest.,large intest., rectum9.a) P = lungs Q = heartb) upwards at Rc) veind) downwards at Se) arteryf) W = carbon dioxide X = oxygen

g) Y = wastes (urea) Z = food nutri ents

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