Life

Processes
By Luca
 Introduction
Ever wondered what classifies a living creature.
Well I am about to tell you the seven things that
keep you and your species alive. An easy way to
remember them is Mrs Gren.
 Movement
All living things must move. Living things move
to get nutrients and to keep away from danger.
Plants move their leaves towards the sun to
make more nutrients and animals move to
collect it. When the bicep moves the triceps
relaxes causing the arm to move. Calcium helps
keep your bones strong helping you move. If you
couldn’t move wouldn’t be able to keep yourself
away fro danger or source food.
 Respiration
Respiration is your breathing. With out respiration your
heart would stop beating and you would die.
Respiration is where your lungs inhale the oxygen and
you breath out the bad stuff. Oxygen also goes into
your blood stream to help parts of your body work
properly. Plants are the opposite to animals and
humans. They inhale the bad stuff and let the air out
clean.
 Sensitivity
Sensitivity is a important life process. Without it you
wouldn’t be able to keep yourself out of danger.
Sensitivity is your touch, hearing, fell and smell. Your
nerves send a message to your brain and your brain
reacts by making your body part move according to the
danger. If there was a fire and your senses didn’t work
you might not hear the fire alarm or smell the smoke.
 Growth
Growth is a very important life process. All
things must grow. Trees and crops grow to
produce more food and to catch more of the
sunlight. Humans and animals grow up as they
will have to leave home and fend for
themselves. All living organisms grow older. You
can’t stay a baby forever.
 Reproduction
Without reproduction kinds would die out.
Reproduction is where to living organisms create
one of their on species. Not just animals and
humans reproduce plants do too. Plants use
pollen to make seeds and when planted grow
one of their kind.
 Excretio
n
Excretion is where your body gets rid of the toxic
wastes you don’t need. Humans get rid of food
and liquids. Plants get rid of rotting leaves and
branches. Humans get rid of their toxic wastes
by pooh, wee, sweat and you breath out the
carbon dioxide.
 Nutrition
All organisms need to take nutrition to survive. Plants
move towards the sun to absorb the nutrients from the
sunlight. Herbivores eat flesh and carnivores eat meat.
Some animals are called omnivores meaning they eat
meat and plants. Nutrients help you grow and keep your
body healthy and strong. When captain Cook sailed to NZ
some of his sailors weren’t getting enough vitamins
resulting in a disease called scurvy were your teeth fall
out and you die from starvation.
 Conclusion
So now you know the 7 life processes.
Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth,
Reproduction, Excretion and Nutrition. Try and
remember the words Mrs Gren. Hope you’ve
learnt lots.