Health, Digestion and Plant Reproduction
Human nutrition and digestion followed by flowering-plant reproduction and dispersal.
How do organisms obtain resources, use them and produce the next generation?
Nutrition, digestion, enzymes and reproduction show how specialised structures and coordinated processes keep organisms and populations alive.
Spiral links
This topic builds on and feeds forward to:
- Y7 B1: specialised cells, tissues, organs and body systems
- Y8 P4: food as an energy store
- Y9 IGCSE Bridge: enzymes, transport and plant reproduction
Lessons in this topic
Nutrients
Core explanation, retrieval and Exam Practice.
Food tests: planning
Practical connection: Food-test investigation
Food tests: interpreting evidence
Practical connection: Food-test investigation
Healthy and unhealthy diets
Core explanation, retrieval and Exam Practice.
The digestive system: organs
Core explanation, retrieval and Exam Practice.
The digestive system: absorption
Practical connection: Digestive-system model
Bacteria and enzymes in digestion
Core explanation, retrieval and Exam Practice.
Investigating enzymes in digestion
Practical connection: Temperature and enzymes
Flowers and pollination
Core explanation, retrieval and Exam Practice.
Flower structure and pollination
Practical connection: Flower dissection
Fertilisation and germination
Core explanation, retrieval and Exam Practice.
Investigating germination
Practical connection: Germination
Seed dispersal
Core explanation, retrieval and Exam Practice.