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Human Body & Health

Grade 4 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-1KI5ITH-1Y3U

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

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  1. Why does heart rate rise during exercise?Muscles need oxygen and nutrients faster
  2. How do lungs and circulation interact?Lungs add oxygen to blood, which carries it to cells
  3. Why is a balanced diet useful?It supplies varied nutrients
  4. What is the immune system's job?Defend against harmful pathogens
  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. What carries oxygen from lungs to cells?The circulatory 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.