Tag Archives: Biology
Keeping Healthy
1. Eat a healthy diet Eat a diet low in fat, sugar and salt: This helps keep your heart healthy Eat lots of fruit and vegetables. Fruit are vegetables are high in fibre and vitamins and are also low in … Continue reading →
The carbon cycle
All living organisms contain carbon. Most of the molecules in our body are based on carbon atoms. Most of the food we eat like carbohydrate contain carbon. Whenever carbon (or a substance containing carbon like coal, wood or wax) is … Continue reading →
Structure of a flowering plant
FLOWER: Contains the reproductive organs. Where the plant makes seeds. Flowers that are insect pollinated (eg rose) have colourful or scented petals to attract insects. Wind pollinated plants (eg grass) do not have petals but still have flowers. (See Making … Continue reading →
The Skeleton and movement
Our sleleton has three main functions: To support and protect organs in the body To allow movement The adult skeleton is composed of 206 bones although we are born with 270 bones (the number gets less because some of the … Continue reading →
micro-organisms
A micro-organism (or microbe) is an organism that is so small a microscope is needed to see it. They are usually made from a single cell. There are three main types of microbe: Bacteria, fungi and viruses although some microscopic … Continue reading →
Using a Key
KEYS A key is used to identify an organism. A key consists of pairs (or small groups) of statements In each pair or group of statements only one of those statements will be true Think of each group of … Continue reading →
Ecology
Food chain Food web Importance of fungi Balance of nature Adaption ECOLOGY Is the study of animals and plants in their In any habitat there will be a of animals and plants. The habitat, the animals and … Continue reading →
Plants
Structure of a flowering plant Making seeds Photosynthesis Plants differ from animals in the way they obtain food: A plant can make its own food by Flowering plants: produce SEEDS. Eg grass, apple, oak, rose The other groups are all … Continue reading →
Making Seeds
Reproduction in flowering plants Pollination Fertilization Seed dispersal Germination All living things need to produce more of their own kind to replace ones that die. Flowering plants reproduce by making seeds. The seeds are made in the FLOWER of … Continue reading →
