ScienceYears 10–11Biology — Organisation

Transport in plants and animals

Explain osmosis, diffusion and active transport; describe the structure and function of xylem and phloem

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you're drinking a giant smoothie through a straw. 🥤 The straw is like a plant stem — it sucks water up from the bottom to the top!

  2. 2

    What do plants use to suck water up from roots to leaves?

  3. 3

    Drag the water drop up the plant stem to the leaf — this is how xylem works!

  4. 4

    Let's see how water moves in a plant. 🌿

  5. 5

    What happens to water when it reaches the leaves?

  6. 6

    Animals are like delivery vans 🚚 — blood carries oxygen and food around your body. The heart is the engine that pumps it!

  7. 7

    Which tubes carry blood AWAY from the heart?

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