SCIENCE ASSIGNMENT

Y8

1. The diagram is a section through the human heart. It also shows the body’s main blood vessel.

a) Label all the parts.

b) Explain why the circulation system is described as a double circulatory system

c) Explain why the two chambers of the heart labelled D and E have thick walls.

2. The diagram shows the respiratory system

a) Name the structure labelled A, B and C.

 b) Complete the table to show how the diaphragm and the ribs move when you breathe in and out.

c) The diagram shows a model of respiratory system.

I. What do the following parts of the model represent?

Syringe barrel: _________________________________
Syringe plunger: ________________________________
Balloon:________________________________________
Plastic tubing: ___________________________________

II. Describe what would happen to the model if the syringe plunger is pulled to the left and then
pushed into the right.

3. Specialised cells such as red blood cells are adapted for the functions that they carry out.
a) Describe two ways in which red blood cells are adapted for carrying oxygen.

b) State what happens to red blood cells as they travel through capillaries in the lungs and in the muscles.

c) Some athletes go training camps that are at high altitude. Explain why athletes train at altitude even
though they may be competing in events at sea level.