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Human Body & Health

Grade 4 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-JE3FO9-1Y3U

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

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  1. What is the immune system's job?Defend against harmful pathogens
  2. Why does heart rate rise during exercise?Muscles need oxygen and nutrients faster
  3. What carries oxygen from lungs to cells?The circulatory system
  4. Why is a balanced diet useful?It supplies varied nutrients
  5. How do lungs and circulation interact?Lungs add oxygen to blood, which carries it to cells
  6. Which cells carry oxygen?Red blood cells
  7. What maintains stable internal conditions?Homeostasis
  8. How do vaccines help?They prepare immunity to recognize a pathogen

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.