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Human Body & Health

Grade 4 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-1J47ICM-1Y3U

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

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

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.