Chapter 8 - Transport in Animals
A-Level Science Articles
The following articles will help to explain and deepen your understanding and knowledge of topics linked to this module. You could use them to build a mindmap, make a key word glossary or simply annotate them so you understand them in your own way.
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Excellent web page on the Heart and Circulation - click here
Videos
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A Tour of the heart using 3D computer images. Good to go over the basic areas of the heart and how it beats. |
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A short cartoon showing you how the heart pumps blood (and nicely explains the role of the Tricuspid and Mitral Valve in the cardiac cycle. |
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Lovely video that links Blood, the heart and the lungs together. This video really shows you how different topics come together (and also how exam questions in Biology test you! |
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A super fast run through the heart and how it beats - excellent video! |
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Part 2 from the video above - this time explaining in more detail the Cardiac Cycle. |
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Blood vessel structure and function |
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A quick guide to blood and all its different components |
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Part 2 of the video explaining the structure of red blood cells and how athletes can cheat (blood doping). |
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This video revises how Blood cells (Hb) binds with oxygen and also the role of CO2 in helping to remove O2 next to respiring tissues Bohr effect). |
Exam questions and Activities
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| unit_1_-_exam_booklet_-_transport_in_animals.pdf |
Markschemes
| unit_1_-_exam_booklet_-_transport_in_animals_-_markscheme.pdf |
Revision Notes
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