Transport in animals

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• Circulatory systems: Explain the circulatory system as a network of blood vessels that includes a pump and valves to maintain unidirectional blood flow.
• Circulatory systems: Outline the process of single circulation in fish.
• Heart: Recognize the structures of the mammalian heart in diagrams and images, including the muscular wall, septum, left and right ventricles, left and right atria, one-way valves, and coronary arteries.
• Heart: Indicate that blood is transported away from the heart through arteries and returns via veins.
• Blood vessels: Describe the characteristics of arteries, veins, and capillaries, focusing on the thickness of their walls, the size of their lumen, and the presence of valves in veins.
• Blood vessels: State the roles that capillaries play in the circulatory system.
• Blood: Enumerate the elements of blood, which include red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma.
• Blood: Recognize red and white blood cells in images and diagrams.