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Human Body & Health

Grade 5 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-1V2E6UI-1QHO

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

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  1. What do kidneys remove from blood?Wastes and extra water
  2. What maintains stable internal conditions?Homeostasis
  3. Why is a balanced diet useful?It supplies varied nutrients
  4. How do vaccines help?They prepare immunity to recognize a pathogen
  5. What carries oxygen from lungs to cells?The circulatory system
  6. What is the immune system's job?Defend against harmful pathogens
  7. Which cells carry oxygen?Red blood cells
  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.