LIFE PROCESSES

LOOKING AT LIVING THINGSLOOKING AT LIVING THINGS

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

These seven things are called These seven things are called life life processesprocesses..

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

THE SEVEN LIFE PROCESSES

1

ALL LIVING THINGS ALL LIVING THINGS MOVEMOVE

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

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

2

ALL LIVING THINGSALL LIVING THINGS REPRODUCEREPRODUCE

Animals have babies.Animals have babies.

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

3

ALL LIVING THINGS ARE ALL LIVING 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.

Eg. Plants grow towards Eg. Plants grow towards the light.the light.

Eg. People react to the Eg. People react to the temperature around temperature around them.them.

4

ALL LIVING THINGS NEEDALL LIVING THINGS NEED NUTRITIONNUTRITION

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

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

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

5

ALL LIVING THINGSALL LIVING THINGS EXCRETEEXCRETE

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

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

6

ALL LIVING THINGSALL LIVING THINGS RESPIRERESPIRE

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

7

ALL LIVING ALL LIVING THINGSTHINGS GROWGROW

Babies grow into Babies grow into adults.adults.

Seedlings grow into Seedlings grow into plants.plants.

THE SEVEN LIFE PROCESSES

1 Move1 Move

2 Reproduce2 Reproduce

3 Sensitive3 Sensitive

4 Nutrition4 Nutrition

5 Excrete5 Excrete

6 Respire6 Respire

7 Grow7 Grow

USE THE FIRST LETTER FROM EACH PROCESS TO HELP YOU REMEMBER THEM.

MMoveove RReproduceeproduce SSensitiveensitive NNutritionutritionEExcretexcrete RRespireespire GGrowrow

They spell They spell MRS NERGMRS NERG

THIS IS MRS NERG !

Can you Can you remember what each remember what each of the letters in her of the letters in her name stand for ?name stand for ?

MMoveove RReproduceeproduce SSensitiveensitive NNutritionutritionEExcretexcrete RRespireespire GGrowrow

THANK YOU !

BY-ROHIT NAIK