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Human Body & Health

Grade 5 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-V40NZ0-1QHO

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

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