Student checklist B4
Organising animals and plants
Lesson Target 4 Target 6 Target 8
I can state the main components in I can summarise the process of blood I can suggest how white blood cells are
blood. clotting. adapted to their function.
I can recognise the components of blood I can view blood under a light I can estimate the diameter of a red blood
B4.1 The blood from photomicrographs. microscope and recognise components. cell and comment on its uncertainty.
I can describe the function of each I can explain how red blood cells are I can evaluate in detail a model of the
component in blood. adapted to their function. blood.
I can state the three main types of blood I can explain how the structure relates I can explain in detail the importance of a
vessel and recognise them from to the functions of blood vessels. double circulatory system.
B4.2 The blood diagrams.
vessels I can estimate heart rate. I can comment on how accurate I can explain how to make estimates
estimations are. more accurate in terms of precision of
data.
I can state the function of the heart. I can describe the function of the main I can explain in detail how the structure of
structures of the human heart. the different parts of the human heart is
related to their function.
I can state the main structures of the I can describe the problems that can I can recognise the main structures of the
human heart. develop with blood vessels in the heart heart when carrying out a heart
B4.3 The heart and their treatments. dissection.
I can state examples of problems that I can suggest advantages and I can evaluate the use of stents and
can develop in blood vessels in the disadvantages of using stents and statins in treating problems with blood
human heart. statins. vessels.
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Student checklist B4
I can state that heartbeat is maintained I can explain why an irregular I can explain how a natural pacemaker
by a group of cells that act as a heartbeat is detrimental to health. maintains the heartbeat.
pacemaker.
B4.4 Helping the I can state some ways in which the heart I can describe why people may have I can suggest how an artificial pacemaker
heart can stop functioning efficiently. objections to heart transplants. regulates an irregular heartbeat.
I can describe why a person may need I can summarise the advantages and I can evaluate in detail the different
an artificial pacemaker or an artificial disadvantages different treatments of methods used in the treatment of heart
heart. heart problems. problems.
I can list the main structures of the gas I can describe the function of the main I can evaluate in detail a model of the
exchange system. structures of the gas exchange lungs.
system.
B4.5 Breathing and I can state that gas exchange happens in I can describe how alveoli are adapted. I can explain in detail how adaptations of
gas exchange the alveoli. alveoli result in efficient gas exchange.
I can use data in the form of percentages I can describe the processes of I can explain the differences between the
to describe the differences in the ventilation and gas exchange. composition of inhaled and exhaled air.
composition of inhaled and exhaled air.
I can recognise examples of plant organs I can describe how plant organs are I can suggest what type of plant organs
and state their functions. involved in the transport system. unfamiliar structures are.
B4.6 Tissues and I can use a light microscope to view a I can use a microscope to identify the I can use a light microscope to draw a
organs in plants cross-section of a leaf. different tissues in a cross-section of a leaf cross-section and calculate scale.
leaf.
I can state the functions of different plant I can explain how the structures of I can suggest functions for unknown
tissues. tissues in the leaf are related to their plant tissues.
functions.
I can state the function of xylem and I can describe why transport in plants I can explain in detail how the rate of
phloem tissue. is important. transport through a plant can be
B4.7 Transport
measured.
systems in plants
I can collect evidence for movement of I can explain how the structure of
water through xylem. xylem and phloem are adapted to their
functions.
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I can state that transpiration is the I can describe how transpiration I can evaluate drinking from a straw as a
evaporation of water vapour from the maintains the movement of water from model for transpiration.
leaves. roots to leaves.
B4.8 Evaporation I can state the function of stomata. I can describe how the opening and I can explain in detail how stomata
and transpiration closing of stomata is controlled by control transpiration.
guard cells.
I can calculate the mean number of I can use sampling to estimate the I can suggest reasons for differences in
stomata on a given area of leaf. number of stomata on a leaf. the number and distribution of stomata,
as well as their adaptations.
I can recognise the factors that affect I can explain why temperature, I can apply particle model to explain in
transpiration. humidity, light intensity and the amount detail why temperature, humidity, light
of air flow affect the rate of intensity and the amount of air flow affect
B4.9 Factors transpiration. the rate of transpiration.
affecting I can describe how a potometer can be I can describe the differences between I can summarise adaptations to control
transpiration used to estimate the volume of water lost a moving bubble potometer and a mass water loss and explain how they work.
by a plant. photometer.
I can identify variables when I can make a prediction using scientific I can evaluate in detail the use of a
investigating rate of transpiration. knowledge when investigating rate of potometer to measure the rate of
transpiration. transpiration.
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