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Human Body & Health

Grade 4 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-1IU7WNN-1Y3U

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1.Which system sends messages through nerves?
2.Why is a balanced diet useful?
3.What maintains stable internal conditions?
4.How do vaccines help?
5.Why does heart rate rise during exercise?
6.What do kidneys remove from blood?
7.Which cells carry oxygen?
8.How do lungs and circulation interact?

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  1. Which system sends messages through nerves?The nervous system
  2. Why is a balanced diet useful?It supplies varied nutrients
  3. What maintains stable internal conditions?Homeostasis
  4. How do vaccines help?They prepare immunity to recognize a pathogen
  5. Why does heart rate rise during exercise?Muscles need oxygen and nutrients faster
  6. What do kidneys remove from blood?Wastes and extra water
  7. Which cells carry oxygen?Red blood cells
  8. How do lungs and circulation interact?Lungs add oxygen to blood, which carries it to 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.