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LIFE PROCESSES

LIFE PROCESSES. What makes something alive?. Living Things. Although all living things look different from each other, they all have seven things in common. These seven things are called life processes . Something is only alive if it does all 7 processes. THE SEVEN LIFE PROCESSES.

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LIFE PROCESSES

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  1. LIFE PROCESSES What makes something alive?

  2. Living Things • Although all living things look different from each other, they all have seven things in common. • These seven things are called life processes. • Something is only alive if it does all 7 processes.

  3. THE SEVEN LIFE PROCESSES

  4. MOVEMENT All living things move

  5. Animals move their whole bodies to get from one place to another. Plants turn towards the light and their roots grow down into the soil.

  6. REPRODUCTION All living thingsreproduce

  7. Animals have babies. New plants grow from seeds.

  8. SENSITIVITY All living things are sensitive

  9. All living things respond to changes. Living things notice changes in their surroundings and react to them. Plants grow towards the light. People react to the temperature around them.

  10. GROWTH All living thingsgrow

  11. Babies grow into adults. Seedlings grow into plants.

  12. RESPIRATION All living thingsrespire

  13. Plants and animals use the oxygen in the air to turn food into energy. Cellular Respiration

  14. EXCRETION All living thingsexcrete

  15. Waste substances must be removed from the body. Plants and animals both need to get rid of waste gas and water.

  16. NUTRITION All living things neednutrition

  17. Food is used to provide energy. Green plants make their own food using sunlight. Animals eat plants or other animals.

  18. The seven life processes Movement Reproduction Sensitivity Growth Respiration Excretion Nutrition

  19. Movement Reproduction Sensitivity Growth Respiration Excretion Nutrition They spell MRS GREN Use the first letter from each process to help you remember them.

  20. Think about this • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6NyQSHTVOU

  21. Am I a LIVING organism? ROCKS

  22. Am I a LIVING organism? PLANTS

  23. Am I a LIVING organism? WATER

  24. Am I a LIVING organism? PENCILS

  25. Am I a LIVING organism? VIRUSES

  26. Am I a LIVING organism? BACTERIA

  27. Am I a LIVING organism? MAMMALS

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