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Human Body & Health

Grade 1 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-CGMJA0-1O66

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1.What do muscles do?
2.Why is a balanced diet useful?
3.Where does digestion begin?
4.How do vaccines help?
5.Which cells carry oxygen?
6.What is the immune system's job?
7.Which system sends messages through nerves?
8.Why do people need sleep?

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  1. What do muscles do?They contract to move body parts
  2. Why is a balanced diet useful?It supplies varied nutrients
  3. Where does digestion begin?In the mouth
  4. How do vaccines help?They prepare immunity to recognize a pathogen
  5. Which cells carry oxygen?Red blood cells
  6. What is the immune system's job?Defend against harmful pathogens
  7. Which system sends messages through nerves?The nervous system
  8. Why do people need sleep?To help the body and brain recover

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.