Life Processes (ppt)
Transcript of Life Processes (ppt)
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 seven seven processes.processes.
Animals move their Animals move their whole bodies to get whole bodies to get from one place to from one place to another.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.
All living things All living things respond to changes. respond to changes. Living things notice Living things notice changes in their changes in their surroundings and react surroundings and react to them.to them.
Eg. Plants grow Eg. Plants grow towards the light.towards the light.
Eg. People react to the Eg. People react to the temperature around temperature around them.them.
Food is used to provide Food is used to provide energy.energy.
Green plants make their Green plants make their own food using sunlight.own food using sunlight.
Animals eat plants or other Animals eat plants or other animals.animals.
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 both need to get rid of waste gas rid of waste gas and water.and water.
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.
Babies grow into Babies grow into adults.adults.
Seedlings grow into Seedlings grow into plants.plants.
The seven life processesThe seven life processes1 Move1 Move
2 Reproduce2 Reproduce3 Sensitive3 Sensitive4 Nutrition4 Nutrition5 Excrete5 Excrete6 Respire6 Respire7 Grow7 Grow
Use the first letter from each Use the first letter from each process to help you remember process to help you remember
them.them. MMoveove
RReproduceeproduce SSensitiveensitive NNutritionutritionEExcretexcrete RRespireespire GGrowrow
They spell They spell MRS NERGMRS NERG
This isThis is MRS NERG MRS NERG !!Can you remember Can you remember what each of the what each of the letters in her name letters in her name stand for ?stand for ?
MMoveove RReproduceeproduce SSensitiveensitive NNutritionutritionEExcretexcrete RRespireespire GGrowrow