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Human Body & Health

Grade 5 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-UA1UW3-1QHO

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

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