CIE IGCSE Biology Topic 9 REVISION (Transport in animals)

A considerable amount of time has been taken to design this revision resource so that the included activities engage the students whilst containing sufficient detail to enable them to assess their understanding of the content in topic 9 (Transport in animals) of the CIE IGCSE Biology specification. This resource can be used with those students taking both the 0610 and 0970 specifications and will be examined in June and November 2020 and 2021. This topic contains a lot of key details about the workings of the human body and is therefore likely to be heavily involved in the make up of upcoming examinations. The range of activities include exam questions with answers explained, differentiated tasks and quiz competitions such as “FOUND in the PLASMA” where students have to be the 1st to name the substances that are carried in this liquid and also “Is this passage on the right PATH” where students have to analyse a passage about the pathway of blood to determine if it is 100% correct.

The lesson has been written to cover as much content from both the Core and Supplement sections as possible but the following have received particular attention:

• The functions of the different components of blood
• The structure of arteries and veins and how this is related to their functions
• The risk factors and treatments for CHD
• The structure of the heart and its associated blood vessels
• The function of the valves found in the heart and veins
• The double circulatory system