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Name the 7 life Processes
movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth,
reproduction, excretion and nutrition
Describe what the M life processes mean
M - Movement All living things move, even
plants
Describe what the R life processes mean
R - Respiration Getting energy from food
Describe what the S life processes mean
S - Sensitivity Detecting changes in the
surroundings
Describe what the G life processes mean
G - Growth All living things grow
Describe what the R life processes mean
R - Reproduction Making more living things of
the same type
Describe what the E life processes mean
E - Excretion Getting rid of waste
Describe what the N life processes mean
N - Nutrition Taking in and using food
Explain Endoskeleton
Bones/Cartilage are
inside
Grows as animals
grow
Explain Exoskeleton
Hard outer shells
Does not grow
Shed and replaced
Explain Hydrostatic
No bones
Internal fluids held
within body
Why must animals/People Reproduce
Living things do this so that they will not become extinct.
Animals have babies by
giving birth
laying eggs
asexual reproduction (e.g. Hydra jelly fish sprout babies like buds growing from parent’s
body)
Name the 5 Senses
Sight (eyes) Hearing (ears) Smell (nose) Touch (skin, feelers) Taste (tongue)
Explain Photosynthesis
Photosynthesisis a process by which plants make their own food in their leaves and give off oxygen and water that they are not using.