The Seven Living Processes

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The seven living processes are Movement, Reproduction, Sensitivity, Nutrition, Excretion, Respiration and Growth. All living organisms must portray all these characteristics. All the characteristics of living things are explained as follows. Movement Movement is one of the characteristics of living things. They move in order to get food or to escape danger or just as a means of survival. Animals move on land, in air or in water. They move their whole bodies from one place to another to look for food or to escape prey. Birds are capable of flying in the air from one point to another. Humans on the other hand can move freely on land in their daily routines or as a way of surviving. Animals of the amphibian family move freely in water and also on land. Fish have the ability to swim under water by the help of their fins. Plants also can engage in movement. However their whole bodies cannot move from one place to another. They can only move their roots towards water as they grow and towards the centre of the earth. They can also move their stems hence leaves towards light. Reproduction This is an important process in living things. This is the process where living things generate new offsprings that resemble them. However they must reach the maturity stage in order to reproduce. Animals produce their young ones known as babies. Amoeba belongs to protists. It has a single cell body which splits to two in its reproduction process. Mammals are known to make eggs and sperm but the fertilized eggs remain inside the mother’s bodies till they are babies and ready to be born. Human beings being mammals undergo this process. Other animals lay eggs which later hatch to young ones. These include birds and snakes. The amphibians also lay eggs which are fertilized in water by the males. Their young ones are known as tadpoles. On the other hand plants also reproduce. Unlike
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