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Human Body & Health

Grade 5 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-VSND0H-1RJ2

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

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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. What do kidneys remove from blood?Wastes and extra water
  4. Which system sends messages through nerves?The nervous system
  5. What is the immune system's job?Defend against harmful pathogens
  6. Why does heart rate rise during exercise?Muscles need oxygen and nutrients faster
  7. What carries oxygen from lungs to cells?The circulatory system
  8. Which cells carry oxygen?Red blood cells

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.