Functioning systems

Vascular Plants

Vascular Plants.pdf

Vascular Plants

PDF of presentation given in class. Describes various cells, tissues and organs found in plants, as well as transport of water and transport of organic molecules in vascular tissues.

Crashcourse: Vascular plants = winning!

Describes one of the most diverse and important families in the tree of life - the vascular plants. Their secret is also their defining trait: conductive tissues that can take food and water from one part of a plant to another.

Tubes for Transport: celery practical activity

This video will take you through the idea of transpiration in plants. You can use this to complete the Tubes for Transport practical activity in your logbooks if you were not able to complete this practical in class.

Xylem and Phloem

Transpiration of water and translocation of organic molecules (sugar) in vascular plants.

Functioning systems in Animals

Hierarchy_of_Organisation.pdf

Hierarchy of Organisation

PDF of presentation given in class, describing the specialisation and organisation of animal cells into tissues, organs and systems with specific functions.

Human body 101

Describes the human body systems

Crashcourse: Tissues

Describes the different types and functions of your body's tissues.

Virtual Rat Dissection: https://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/rat_dissection.html

This link will take you through a virtual dissection of a rat. You can use this to complete any of the discussion questions about the rat dissection in your logbook. When completing the question on the digestive system, results from a previous group measured the small intestine as 151cm and the large intestine as 40cm, which in ratio was fairly consistent throughout previous groups. This virtual dissection is also worth reviewing because these rats have been preserved, making the organs easier to differentiate. You will also be able to view the reproductive tract of female rats.

Digestive system

Digestive System.pdf

Digestive System

PDF of presentation given in class. Briefly outlines the parts of the digestive system and the role they play. Additional details will be found in the textbook and the videos below.

Crash course: Digestive system #1

Overview of what happens in your gastro-intestinal tract.

Crash course: Digestive system #2

Additional details about what happens in your mouth and stomach.

Crash course: Digestive system #3

Additional details about what happens in your intestines as well as describing other accessory organs.

Enzymes

The Amoeba Sisters explain enzymes and how they interact with their substrates. Vocabulary covered includes active site, induced fit, coenzyme, and cofactor. Also the importance of ideal pH and temperatures for enzymes are discussed. There is a follow-up video which goes into more detail and gives further examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EDBlowVST0

Guts!

The video to the right is a short camera trip through the digestive tract. The full 49 minute program is available on clickview: https://online.clickview.com.au/exchange/videos/37692/guts

You will need to be logged into the edupass system to view the full video.

Excretory system

Crash course: The Excretory System

Hank takes us on the fascinating journey through our excretory system to learn how our kidneys make urine.

Endocrine system

The endocrine system.pdf

The Endocrine System

PDF of presentation shown in class. Includes notes on the different types of hormones.

The Endocrine System.pdf

Crash course: Glands and Hormones

This video describes your endocrine system by explaining how it uses glands to produce hormones. These hormones are either amino-acid based and water soluble, or steroidal and lipid-soluble, and may target many types of cells or just turn on specific ones. He will also touch on hormone cascades, and how the HPA axis effects your stress response.

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