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Human Body & Health

Grade 5 · On-level practice · 8 questions · Version PG-1HE68QX-1Y2A

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

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