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Consolidation Worksheet 1
Why Do We Need Air?
Read the statements below and write ‘T’ for the statements that are true and ‘F’
for the statements that are false.

Statements True/False

1 Air is mainly made up of nitrogen and oxygen.

The air we breathe out contains more carbon dioxide than

2
the air we breathe in.

3 Water vapour makes up 1 % of the air around us.

4 Oxygen is needed for respiration to take place.

5 Exhaled air is warmer than inhaled air.

6 Limewater can be used to test for the presence of oxygen.

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Consolidation Worksheet 2
What Makes Up Our Respiratory System and
What Is Its Function?
Draw the organs that make up the respiratory system in the diagram below and
label them. You should include the nose, windpipe and lungs.

Diaphragm

The steps of what happens when we inhale are shown below. Number the steps in
the correct order.

Step What happens

Our chest cavity becomes bigger, creating an area of low air pressure.

2. Air in our lungs enters the bloodstream.

3. Our ribcage moves upwards and outwards.

4. Our diaphragm contracts and flattens.

Our lungs expand, allowing air to rush in through our nose, down the
5.
windpipe and into them.

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Consolidation Worksheet 3
What Makes Up the Circulatory System and
What Is Its Function?
Read the statements below and tick (ü) the statements that are true.

Statements True

1 The heart is a muscular organ.

2 Capillaries are big blood vessels.

Blood rich in oxygen travels from the lungs back to the heart
3
first before it is pumped to the rest of the body.

4 All arteries carry only oxygen-rich blood.

5 Blood rich in oxygen is dark red in colour.

6 Blood makes up 8 % of our body weight.

The right side of the heart receives blood from the lungs and
7
pumps it to the rest of the body.

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 How is oxygen transported throughout our body when we breathe in? Fill in the
blanks to describe the steps below. The first step has been done for you.

Step What happens

Oxygen that we breathe in reaches the air sacs in our lungs. It then
1
enters the bloodstream which transports it to the heart.

The heart pumps the blood rich in to all parts of our

2
body.

Oxygen is combined with digested food for cells to release

3 . Waste such as produced during
respiration enters another series of blood vessels.

The blood which contains carbon dioxide produced during respiration

4
returns to the .

The heart pumps the blood to the where carbon dioxide

5
is removed. A fresh supply of is taken in.

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Consolidation Worksheet 4
What If Our Respiratory and
Circulatory Systems Break Down?
Answer the following questions.
a. If a person has difficulty breathing because of a reaction to a trigger, what
ailment might this person have?

b. Name two common triggers for the ailment mentioned in ‘a’.

c. What could happen if the person suffering from an attack of the ailment
mentioned in ‘a’ is not treated?

d. What are the treatments for the ailment mentioned in ‘a’?

Complete the mind map below.

is caused by
Fat, cholesterol and other substances forming
ca plaque on the arteries, narrowing them and
nb
can be prevented by et
re making it harder for blood to flow through.
at
ed
wi
th is caused by

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Fun and How ‘Airtistic’ Are You?

Games
Air is important to living things. Other than keeping living things alive, there are
many ways air can be useful.

Let’s find out how we can use air to do art!

Materials
• Some paint and water
• A straw
• A piece of paper

Procedure

Step 1: Dip the straw into the container Step 2: Drop

of paint mixed with water and ‘lift’ some the paint onto a
paint as shown below. piece of paper.

Paper

Paint mixed with water Straw

Step 3: Gently blow at the paint from Admire your work of art!
different directions.

Completed art piece

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Exam Practice
Process skills: Observing, Comparing, Analysing

The picture below shows some blood vessels.

X Y

a. Which of the blood vessels, X, Y or Z, transports blood rich in carbon

dioxide? [1 mark]

b. Which of the blood vessels, X, Y or Z, carries blood from the heart to the lungs
to pick up oxygen? [1 mark]

c. Which of the blood vessels, X, Y or Z, has the thinnest walls? [1 mark]

Hint:
d. State one function of the thin walls in the blood vessels How are thin walls in
you mentioned in ‘c’. [1 mark] blood vessels useful?

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Consolidation Worksheet 1 Consolidation Worksheet 2

Why Do We Need Air? What Makes Up Our Respiratory System and
Read the statements below and write ‘T’ for the statements that are true and ‘F’ What Is Its Function?
for the statements that are false. Draw the organs that make up the respiratory system in the diagram below and
label them. You should include the nose, windpipe and lungs.

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Statements True/False
(Pupils should draw
the respiratory system
1 Air is mainly made up of nitrogen and oxygen. T similar to the example.
Nose The nose, windpipe, and
The air we breathe out contains more carbon dioxide than lungs must be included.)
2 T Windpipe
the air we breathe in.

3 Water vapour makes up 1 % of the air around us. F Lungs

4 Oxygen is needed for respiration to take place. T

Diaphragm
5 Exhaled air is warmer than inhaled air. T

6 Limewater can be used to test for the presence of oxygen. F

The steps of what happens when we inhale are shown below. Number the steps in
the correct order.

Step What happens

3 Our chest cavity becomes bigger, creating an area of low air pressure.

5
2. Air in our lungs enters the bloodstream.

2
3. Our ribcage moves upwards and outwards.

4.1 Our diaphragm contracts and flattens.

Our lungs expand, allowing air to rush in through our nose, down the
4
5.
windpipe and into them.

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How is oxygen transported throughout our body when we breathe in? Fill in the
Name: Class: Date: blanks to describe the steps below. The first step has been done for you.

Consolidation Worksheet 3 Step What happens

What Makes Up the Circulatory System and Oxygen that we breathe in reaches the air sacs in our lungs. It then
1
What Is Its Function? enters the bloodstream which transports it to the heart.
Read the statements below and tick (ü) the statements that are true.
The heart pumps the blood rich in oxygen to all parts of our
2

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Statements True body.

1 The heart is a muscular organ. ü Oxygen is combined with digested food for cells to release
3 energy . Waste such as carbon dioxide produced during
2 Capillaries are big blood vessels. respiration enters another series of blood vessels.

Blood rich in oxygen travels from the lungs back to the heart The blood which contains carbon dioxide produced during respiration
3 ü 4
first before it is pumped to the rest of the body. returns to the heart .
4 All arteries carry only oxygen-rich blood.
The heart pumps the blood to the lungs where carbon dioxide
5 oxygen
5 Blood rich in oxygen is dark red in colour. is removed. A fresh supply of is taken in.

6 Blood makes up 8 % of our body weight. ü

The right side of the heart receives blood from the lungs and
7 ü
pumps it to the rest of the body.

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Consolidation Worksheet 4 Exam Practice

Process skills: Observing, Comparing, Analysing
What If Our Respiratory and
The picture below shows some blood vessels.
Circulatory Systems Break Down?
Answer the following questions.
a. If a person has difficulty breathing because of a reaction to a trigger, what

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ailment might this person have?
Asthma X Y

b. Name two common triggers for the ailment mentioned in ‘a’.

Tobacco smoke, house dustmites in bedding/carpets, pollen grains of flowers

(Choose any two. Accept all possible answers.)

c. What could happen if the person suffering from an attack of the ailment
Z
mentioned in ‘a’ is not treated?
The person could lose consciousness. / The person could die.
a. Which of the blood vessels, X, Y or Z, transports blood rich in carbon
(Accept all possible answers.) dioxide? [1 mark]
Y
d. What are the treatments for the ailment mentioned in ‘a’?
Anti-inflammatory medications/drugs inhaled or taken orally. b. Which of the blood vessels, X, Y or Z, carries blood from the heart to the lungs
to pick up oxygen? [1 mark]
Complete the mind map below. X
is caused by
Arteriosclerosis Fat, cholesterol and other substances forming c. Which of the blood vessels, X, Y or Z, has the thinnest walls? [1 mark]
ca plaque on the arteries, narrowing them and
can be prevented by
nb
et Z
re making it harder for blood to flow through.
at Hint:
ed
wi
th d. State one function of the thin walls in the blood vessels How are thin walls in
Adopting a is caused by
you mentioned in ‘c’. [1 mark] blood vessels useful?
healthier lifestyle
by eating well- To allow digested food, oxygen and water to pass
Doctor- Unhealthy
balanced meals prescribed drugs lifestyle of a diet easily into the cells. / To exchange carbon dioxide
and exercising and cholesterol high in fat and
regularly medication cholesterol and waste. (Choose one answer.)

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Glossary

Circulatory and
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Artery A type of blood vessel with thick walls that transports blood away
from the heart

Blood vessel A hollow tube that transports blood throughout the body

Capillary A type of small blood vessel with thin walls that allow the
exchange of materials between blood and cells

Circulatory system A system made up of the heart, blood vessels and blood which
works together with the respiratory system to ensure that all the
cells in the body receive sufficient oxygen for respiration to occur

Diaphragm A layer of muscle just below the ribcage which contracts when
we breathe in and expands when we breathe out

Exhale To breathe out

Haemoglobin A substance in blood which transport oxygen to cells all over the
body and gives blood its red colour

Heart A muscular organ which pumps blood all over the body

Inhale To breathe in

Lung An organ which allows oxygen from the air to enter the body and
into the blood, and carbon dioxide in the blood to leave the body
into the air

Plaque Hard structures formed by the deposition of fat, cholesterol and

other substances in the walls of arteries

Respiratory system The system made up of the nose, windpipe and lungs that allows
the exchange of gases between our body and the air

Vein A type of large blood vessel with thin walls that collects blood
from the body and transports it back to the heart

Windpipe A tube which connects our nose and mouth to our lungs and
allows air to pass through it

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