IGCSE BIOLOGY 
B5 transportation

Look back at 8B Respiration

If you only remember one thing:

the xylem carries water and the phloem sugar and amino acids.

arteries take blood away from the heart at high pressure and veins bring it to the heart. 
This is the fifth of the 11 Biology units:
B1. Characteristics of Living Organisms 
B2. Cells
B3. Enzymes 
B4. Nutrition
B5. Transportation
B6. Respiration
B7. Coordination and Response
B8. Reproduction
B9. Inheritance
B10. Energy Flow in Ecosystems 
B11. Human Influences on the Ecosystem

FLIPPED LESSONS

B5 Lesson 1: xylem and phloem

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B5 lesson 1 video

B5 LESSON 2: TRANSPIRATION AND TRANSLOCATION

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B5 LESSON 2 VIDEO

B5 LESSON 3: THE HEART AND CIRCULATION

This lesson has 2 parts: An online simulation and a short video. YOU HAVE TO DO BOTH.
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PART 1: HEART STRUCTURE

  1. Go to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/map-human-heart.html
  2. Click on Launch Interactive or Download
  3. Go through the animation and label your heart diagram.
Here is a diagram you can use:
Image from: Madhero88 (2009) Heart normal.svg  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heart_normal.svg Accessed: 30th January 2014

PART 2: CIRCULATION VIDEO

EXTRA RESOURCES

  • Click here to explore the parts of the circulatory system and all of the main arteries and veins in a simulation from Inner Body.
  • An animated video on Vimeo of the anatomy of a heart attack.
  • This video explains how a heart/lung machine works.

B5 LESSON 4: THE BLOOD AND BLOOD VESSELS

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B5 LESSON 4 VIDEO