LIFE PROCESSESLIFE PROCESSES

What makes something alive?What makes something alive?

Living ThingsLiving Things

Although all living things look different from Although all living things look different from each other, they all have each other, they all have sevenseven things in things in common. common.

These seven things are called These seven things are called life processeslife processes..

Something is only alive if it does Something is only alive if it does allall 7 7 processes.processes.

THE SEVEN LIFE THE SEVEN LIFE PROCESSESPROCESSES

MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

All living All living things things movemove

Animals move Animals move their whole bodies their whole bodies to get from one to get from one place to another.place to another.

Plants turn Plants turn towards the light towards the light and their roots and their roots grow down into grow down into the soil.the soil.

REPRODUCTIONREPRODUCTION

All living All living thingsthings

reproducereproduce

Animals have babies.Animals have babies.

New plants grow from seeds.New plants grow from seeds.

SENSITIVITYSENSITIVITY

All living All living things are things are sensitivesensitive

All living things respond All living things respond to changes. Living things to changes. Living things notice changes in their notice changes in their surroundings and react to surroundings and react to them.them. Plants grow towards the Plants grow towards the

light.light. People react to the People react to the

temperature around them.temperature around them.

GROWTHGROWTH

All living All living thingsthings growgrow

Babies grow into adults.Babies grow into adults.

Seedlings grow into Seedlings grow into plants.plants.

RESPIRATIONRESPIRATION

All living All living thingsthings respirerespire

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

EXCRETIONEXCRETION

All living All living thingsthings excreteexcrete

Waste substances must Waste substances must be removed from the be removed from the body.body.

Plants and animals both Plants and animals both need to get rid of waste need to get rid of waste gas and water.gas and water.

NUTRITIONNUTRITION

All living All living things needthings need

nutritionnutrition

Food is used to provide energy.Food is used to provide energy.

Green plants make their own food using Green plants make their own food using sunlight.sunlight.

Animals eat plants or other animals.Animals eat plants or other animals.

The seven life processesThe seven life processes

MovementMovement

ReproductionReproduction

SensitivitySensitivity

GrowthGrowth

RespirationRespiration

ExcretionExcretion

NutritionNutrition

Use the first letter from each Use the first letter from each process to help you remember process to help you remember

them.them.

MMovement ovement

RReproductioneproduction

SSensitivityensitivity

GGrowthrowth

RRespirationespirationEExcretion xcretion NNutritionutrition

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Am I a LIVING organism?Am I a LIVING organism?

ROCKSROCKS

Am I a LIVING organism?Am I a LIVING organism?

PLANTSPLANTS

Am I a LIVING organism?Am I a LIVING organism?

WATERWATER

Am I a LIVING organism?Am I a LIVING organism?

PENCILSPENCILS

Am I a LIVING organism?Am I a LIVING organism?

VIRUSESVIRUSES

Am I a LIVING organism?Am I a LIVING organism?

BACTERIABACTERIA

Am I a LIVING organism?Am I a LIVING organism?

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