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Life Processes

Living things do all of these processes.


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Movementthe whole organism may change or the materials inside may change location. ex. water you drink moves through your body.
GrowthSize of an organism may increase or it may repair injuries. ex. broken bone heals
ResponseReacitng to a change in the environment. Ex. You move into the shade because the sun is too hot: a frog sees a human and jumps into the pond.
IngestionTaking in materials which supply energy and are needed for growth. ex. bird eating a seed.
RespirationReleasing energy from food. Living thngs use oxygen to get energy from their food.
ExcretionRemoving wastes produced by life processes. A deer goes the bathroom...leaving urine or scat.
ReproductionOrganisms making more of their own kind. Ex. a fox gives birth to kits.
SecretionUseful chemicals that living things make and give off. Ex. Saliva
CellsAll living things are made of these. these allow living things to carry out the life processes.
EnergyRequired to be able to do the 8 life processes.
Life processes8 processes that all living things do. Ex. movement, growth, response, ingestion, respiration, excretion, secretion, reproduction