The Breath of Life: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems · Life Science

Plant Transport Systems

Comparing the movement of water and nutrients in plants to the human circulatory system.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does water reach the highest leaf of a tall tree without a pump like a heart?
  2. 2What would happen to a plant if its food-carrying tubes were blocked?
  3. 3In what ways are the 'veins' of a leaf similar to the blood vessels in a human?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Systems in Living Things - P5MOE: Plant Transport System - P5
Level: Primary 5
Subject: Science
Unit: The Breath of Life: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
Period: Life Science

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