The 7 Life Processes Flashcards
(10 cards)
How many life processes are there?
Seven
What can carry out life processes?
All living things
What are the life processes?
Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity
Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Nutrition
What is movement?
Movement is when you move ;)
What is respiration?
Respiration is where you convert glucose and oxygen into energy, with CO2 and H2O as byproducts.
What is sensitivity?
When you can use senses: for example touch, sight, hearing, tasting, or smelling.
What is growth?
When you mature and change through your lifespan (such as puberty for humans or how plants grow taller through their life).
What is reproduction?
The ability to make new living things from an existing organism (like having babies or spreading seeds)
What is excretion?
When your body gets rid of waste products like faeces, urine, CO2, or water.
What is nutrition?
Nutrition is where a living thing uses something to consume and create energy, like food for humans or sunlight for plants.