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5th grade human body and health

5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.MS-LS1-3, NGSS.3-LS1-1, NGSS.SEP 4 · England: KS2 Y6 Animals, including humans, KS4 Combined Science: Transport systems, KS2 Y5 Animals, including humans

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  1. Question 1

    Does this help or harm the body: breathing in other people's smoke?

    • A. helps the body
    • B. harms the body

  2. Question 2

    Which mammal on the chart has a gestation of about 11 months?

    Gestation (months, approximate)02468101214161820222dog9human11horse22elephant
    • A. dog
    • B. human
    • C. horse
    • D. elephant

  3. Question 3

    Grace counts 24 pulse beats in 20 seconds. What is the pulse rate in beats per minute?

    Answer

  4. Question 4

    About how many months longer is the gestation of a human than a dog?

    Gestation (months, approximate)02468101214161820222dog9human11horse22elephant

    Answer

  5. Question 5

    Looking at dogs, humans, horses and elephants, what pattern do you notice?

    • A. Larger mammals tend to have longer gestation periods.
    • B. Gestation has nothing to do with size.
    • C. All mammals have the same gestation.
    • D. Smaller mammals always have longer gestation.

  6. Question 6

    True or false? Breathing in other people's smoke is completely harmless.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  7. Question 7

    How does smoking harm the body?

    • A. It cleans the lungs.
    • B. Tar damages the lungs and chemicals harm the heart and blood vessels.
    • C. It makes muscles stronger.
    • D. It only affects your clothes.

  8. Question 8

    Blood and circulation: which statement is NOT true?

    • A. Veins carry blood back to the heart.
    • B. The heart is on the far left side of the chest.
    • C. Blood is always red; it is bright red with oxygen and darker red without.
    • D. White blood cells help fight infection.

  9. Question 9

    Why does your heart beat faster when you run?

    • A. Your heart gets scared.
    • B. Your lungs stop working.
    • C. Your blood gets heavier.
    • D. Your muscles need more oxygen and glucose.

  10. Question 10

    Does this help or harm the body: eating plenty of fruit and vegetables?

    • A. helps the body
    • B. harms the body

  11. Question 11

    The chart shows how many months each mammal grows inside its mother before birth (gestation). Which has the longest gestation?

    Gestation (months, approximate)02468101214161820222dog9human11horse22elephant
    • A. dog
    • B. human
    • C. horse
    • D. elephant

  12. Question 12

    Elena counts 25 pulse beats in 10 seconds. What is the pulse rate in beats per minute?

    Answer

  13. Question 13

    About how many months longer is the gestation of a human than a dog?

    Gestation (months, approximate)02468101214161820222dog9human11horse22elephant

    Answer

  14. Question 14

    What is gestation?

    • A. the time an egg takes to hatch in a nest
    • B. how long an animal lives
    • C. the time a baby mammal grows inside its mother before birth
    • D. the time it takes to learn to walk

  15. Question 15

    True or false? A balanced diet gives the body the nutrients it needs.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  16. Question 16

    Why is regular exercise good for the heart?

    • A. The heart is a muscle and gets stronger with use.
    • B. Exercise has no effect on the heart.
    • C. It makes the heart stop resting.
    • D. It makes the heart smaller and weaker.

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  1. harms the body
  2. horse
  3. 72
  4. 7
  5. Larger mammals tend to have longer gestation periods.
  6. False
  7. Tar damages the lungs and chemicals harm the heart and blood vessels.
  8. The heart is on the far left side of the chest.
  9. Your muscles need more oxygen and glucose.
  10. helps the body
  11. elephant
  12. 150
  13. 7
  14. the time a baby mammal grows inside its mother before birth
  15. True
  16. The heart is a muscle and gets stronger with use.