LIFE PROCESSES

Looking at living things

 Living things
 Although all living things look different from each other,
they all have seven things in common.

 These seven things are called life processes.

 Something is only alive if it does all seven processes.

COORDINATION
 DIFFERENT SYSTEMS
 DIGESTIVE
 RESPIRATORY
 CIRCULATORY
 CARDIOVASCULAR
 LYMPHATIC
 SKELETAL
 MUSCULAR
 INTEGUMENTARY
 REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
All living things respond to environmental stimuli. Plants
also respond to stimuli with the help of chemical
compounds secreted by the cells. Plants being living
organisms, exhibit some movements.
Directional movements: These are also called as tropic
movements. Tropic movements are the movements which
occur in the direction of the stimulus
 Positive phototropism is seen
in shoots which respond by
bending towards
light. Negative geotropism is
seen in shoots by growing
away from the ground.
 Thigmotropism is the
directional growth of a
plant part in response
to the touch stimulus
of an object.
 Hydrotropism is a
growth response in
which the direction is
determined by the
stimuli of water.
Chemotropism is a growth
movement of a plant part
in response to chemical
stimulus. e.g. Growth of
pollen tubes towards
ovules.
Non- directional movements: These are also called as
nastic responses. These are exactly the movement of
plant parts.
• These movements are independent of growth.
• Plant cells must change their shape for this
movement to happen.
• The movement in plants occurs in the direction
opposite to the stimulus.
Plant hormones
Plants have various hormones, which help to coordinate
growth, development and response to the environment.
Hormones are the chemical compounds released by
stimulated cells. Hormones diffuse all around the cell.
Different hormones secreted by the plant are auxins,
gibberellins, cytokinins, abscisic acid.
 Auxins are the
hormones synthesised
at the tip of the stem.
These help the plant
in growth by cell
elongation.
 Gibberellins are hormones that
help in the growth of the stem,
seed germination, bolting, and
flowering.
Cytokinins are hormones present in
large numbers in areas of rapid cell
division, such as fruits and seeds.
They also promote the opening of
the stomata.
 Abscisic acid is a hormone
that inhibits the growth in
various parts. It is also
responsible for the closure of
stomata.
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All living things
move
 Animals move their whole
bodies to get from one
place to another.

 Plants turn towards the

light and their roots grow
down into the soil.
The seven life processes

1 Move
2 Reproduce
3 Sensitive
4 Nutrition
5 Excrete
6 Respire
7 Grow
Use the first letter from each process to help
you remember them.
Move
Reproduce
Sensitive
Nutrition
Excrete
Respire
Grow

They spell MRS NERG

This is MRS NERG !
Can you remember what
each of the letters in her
name stand for ?
 Living creatures are COORDINATED
• All made of the same collection of chemicals, but we
are organized as…
– molecules
• proteins, fats, carbohydrates, nucleic acids

carbohydrates proteins
DNA
 Living creatures are COORDINATED
• All made of the same collection of chemicals, but we
are organized as…
– organelles & cells
• plant cells & animal cells
plant cell

animal cell
 Living creatures are COORDINATED
• All made of the same collection of chemicals, but we
are organized as…
– organs & organ systems
• respiratory, circulatory, digestive, etc.
 Move
Reproduce
Sensitive
Nutrition
Excrete
Respire
Grow
PREPARED BY:
Daisy Rose Y. Perez