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Human Body & Health

Grade 5 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-UK1GL2-1QHO

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

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  1. How do vaccines help?They prepare immunity to recognize a pathogen
  2. Which system sends messages through nerves?The nervous system
  3. What maintains stable internal conditions?Homeostasis
  4. What is the immune system's job?Defend against harmful pathogens
  5. What carries oxygen from lungs to cells?The circulatory system
  6. Why is a balanced diet useful?It supplies varied nutrients
  7. How do lungs and circulation interact?Lungs add oxygen to blood, which carries it to cells
  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.