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Human Body & Health

Grade 2 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-JZ9P0X-11AV

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1.Why is a balanced diet useful?
2.How do vaccines help?
3.Which system sends messages through nerves?
4.Where does digestion begin?
5.What do muscles do?
6.Name one job of the skeleton.
7.Why do people need sleep?
8.What is the immune system's job?

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  1. Why is a balanced diet useful?It supplies varied nutrients
  2. How do vaccines help?They prepare immunity to recognize a pathogen
  3. Which system sends messages through nerves?The nervous system
  4. Where does digestion begin?In the mouth
  5. What do muscles do?They contract to move body parts
  6. Name one job of the skeleton.Support and protect the body
  7. Why do people need sleep?To help the body and brain recover
  8. What is the immune system's job?Defend against harmful pathogens

Worked example

Connect a structure to its function and explain how body systems work together.

Common mistake

Naming an organ without explaining its system role.

Helpful hint

Trace what enters, changes, and leaves the system.