EAL Nexus Resource Life processes Reference booklet Subject: Science Age group: 12 – 14, 15 - 16 Topic: Cells, organs and life processes © Bell Educational Trust 2016 EAL Nexus – free downloadable teaching materials https://eal.britishcouncil.org/ This resource was originally developed by Z. Davies and has been adapted for EAL Nexus.

Glossary movement reproduction sensitivity growth respiration excretion nutrition seeds Ask the EAL learners to translate the keywords into their first languages react respond energy oxygen carbon dioxide get rid of waste

The seven life processes are carried out by all living things (= plants and animals) Movement Reproduction Sensitivity Growth Respiration Excretion Nutrition Mrs Gren will help!

Movement is… …going from one place to another. Animals move their whole body from one place to another. Leaves turn towards the light. Roots grow down into the soil.

Reproduction is … …producing new plants or animals. . Animals (and people) have babies. New plants grow from seeds

Sensitivity is … …how plants and animals react and respond to what is happening around them. Animals have 5 senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. Plants react to light, water and gravity.

Growth is … … increasing in size and getting older. Animal babies grow into adults. Seedlings grow into bigger plants.

Respiration is… …plants and animals making energy, so they are active and alive. Plants and animals use oxygen from the air to help turn food into energy. Respiration doesn’t only mean breathing!

Excretion is … … getting rid of waste. Animals excrete (= get rid of) waste food. Plants and animals both excrete (= get rid of) carbon dioxide.

Food is needed to supply energy. Nutrition is… …taking in (= eating) food. Food is needed to supply energy. Green plants can make their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water. Animals eat plants or other animals.

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