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Human Body & Health

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

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

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  1. Why does heart rate rise during exercise?Muscles need oxygen and nutrients faster
  2. How do lungs and circulation interact?Lungs add oxygen to blood, which carries it to cells
  3. What carries oxygen from lungs to cells?The circulatory system
  4. Why is a balanced diet useful?It supplies varied nutrients
  5. What do kidneys remove from blood?Wastes and extra water
  6. What is the immune system's job?Defend against harmful pathogens
  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.