Life Processes

Lets look at living things

Living Things
There are many different types of living
things and they all look very different when
compared to each other.

But all living things have seven things in

common. We call these life processes. You
need all seven to be alive.

The seven life processes are

movement
reproduction
sensitivity
nutrition
excretion
respiration
growth

Lets look at these in more detail

1. Movement
Animals move around using their whole bodies
to get from one place to another.

Plants move by
turning towards
the sun. Their
roots move
deeper into the
soil

2. Reproduction
Animals have babies: some lay eggs and the
babies hatch out of these.

Plants produce seeds and

new plants grow from them

3. Sensitivity
All living things respond to changes in their
environment and react to them.
eg. People react to changes in the weather and
temperature and make changes to their behaviour.

eg. Flowers react to the light and

close when it is dark.

4. Nutrition
Food is used by living things to give them the
energy to do their usual things.
Green plants use sunlight to make their
energy.

Animals eat plants; like leaves, fruits

and vegetables; or other animals.

5. Excretion
Waste substances must be removed from the
body. Both plants and animals need to get rid
of water and other waste products.
We do this when we go to
the toilet.

6. Respiration
All living things use the oxygen in the air to
convert food into energy.

7. Growth
All living things grow, even if it is just a small
amount.
Babies and young animals become adults.

Seeds grow
into plants.

Can you remember all seven life

processes?
1. movement
4. nutrition

6. respiration

2. reproduction

3. sensitivity

5. excretion

7. growth

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Presentation by Bev Evans, 2008

www.communication4all.co.uk