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Human Body & Health

Grade 4 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-LC0NJ2-1Y3U

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1.What is the immune system's job?
2.Why is a balanced diet useful?
3.How do vaccines help?
4.What carries oxygen from lungs to cells?
5.Which system sends messages through nerves?
6.What maintains stable internal conditions?
7.Which cells carry oxygen?
8.Why does heart rate rise during exercise?

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  1. What is the immune system's job?Defend against harmful pathogens
  2. Why is a balanced diet useful?It supplies varied nutrients
  3. How do vaccines help?They prepare immunity to recognize a pathogen
  4. What carries oxygen from lungs to cells?The circulatory system
  5. Which system sends messages through nerves?The nervous system
  6. What maintains stable internal conditions?Homeostasis
  7. Which cells carry oxygen?Red blood cells
  8. Why does heart rate rise during exercise?Muscles need oxygen and nutrients faster

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.