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Exchange Surfaces and Organism Transport Requirements
10th Grade · Science · UK GCSE
6 lessons
Goal
Explain why multicellular organisms require specialised exchange surfaces and internal mass transport systems based on surface area to volume ratio.
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Calculating Surface Area to Volume Ratios for Cells and Organisms
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- 1Calculating Surface Area to Volume Ratios for Cells and OrganismsUp nextStart
- 2Why Multicellular Organisms Need Specialised Exchange SurfacesPremiumNot started yet
- 3Adaptations of Alveoli for Gas ExchangeNot started yet
- 4Adaptations of the Small Intestine Villi for Nutrient AbsorptionNot started yet
- 5Substances Transported in Animals and Metabolic Waste RemovalNot started yet
- 6Exchange Surfaces in Fish Gills and Plant LeavesNot started yet
Standards Covered
- UK-GCSE-SCIENCE-BIO-TSGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Science · Year 11 (GCSE) · Grade 10Transport systems
- UK-GCSE-SCIENCE-BIO-TS-02General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Science · Year 11 (GCSE) · Grade 10Transport systems in multicellular organisms
- UK-GCSE-SCIENCE-BIO-TS-02-01General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Science · Year 11 (GCSE) · Grade 10explain the need for exchange surfaces and a transport system in multicellular organisms in terms of surface area:volume ratio
- UK-GCSE-SCIENCE-BIO-TS-05General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Science · Year 11 (GCSE) · Grade 10Use of mathematics
- UK-GCSE-SCIENCE-BIO-TS-05-01General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Science · Year 11 (GCSE) · Grade 10calculate surface area:volume ratios (1c)
- UK-GCSE-SCIENCE-BIO-TS-02-02General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Science · Year 11 (GCSE) · Grade 10describe some of the substances transported into and out of a range of organisms in terms of the requirements of those organisms, to include oxygen, carbon dioxide, water, dissolved food molecules, mineral ions and urea
Curriculum Framework
10th Grade · Science · UK GCSE
1
7 lessons
Cellular Transport: Diffusion, Osmosis, and Active Transport
Explain and compare how substances move into and out of cells across partially permeable membranes by diffusion, osmosis, and active transport.
2
6 lessons
Exchange Surfaces and Organism Transport Requirements
Explain why multicellular organisms require specialised exchange surfaces and internal mass transport systems based on surface area to volume ratio.
3
5 lessons
The Human Circulatory System and Blood
Describe the double circulatory system, detail the anatomy and adaptations of the heart and blood vessels, and explain the functions of blood components.
4
6 lessons
Plant Transport Systems: Xylem, Phloem, and Transpiration
Explain how water, minerals, and sucrose are transported through plants via xylem and phloem, and analyse factors affecting transpiration rate.
5
5 lessons
Mathematical and Practical Skills in Transport Biology
Master rate calculations, percentage mass change analysis, graphical interpretation, and percentile data in cell transport investigations.
6
7 lessons
Health, Disease, and the Development of Medicines
Explain the causes, transmission, prevention, and treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases, and evaluate medicine development processes.