All things that are living (alive) carry out a common set of processes including movement, growth and reproduction.

An organism is something that is living, or was once living but is now dead.

Movement is when a living organism moves itself (or part of itself) from one place to another.

A life cycle is made up of the stages a living organism goes through in its life.

The common processes of all living organisms

Science

Observing cells with a light microscope

Preparing and observing a microscope slide

Animal cell structures and their functions

Plant cell structures and their functions

Multicellular and unicellular organisms

Specialised cells are adapted for their functions

Pupils will learn about bones and muscles as examples of tissues made of cells.

In Y2 of primary science, pupils learned about some processes that happen in all living things (and do not happen in things that are dead or have never been alive).

This unit explores cell structures, their functions, and differences between plant and animal cells. It includes adaptations of unicellular organisms and the organisation of multicellular organisms. Skills in using safe techniques, recording data, and evaluating methods in lab work are developed.

Cells

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Which of these statements describes a fire?

Using food and other nutrients to stay alive

Match the process to the correct description.

Only when the thing moves itself to achieve something.

Never, because even non-living things can move.

Plants taking in water through their roots.

Plants' leaves turning to face the light.

Plants wrapping their stems around structures for support.

Plants' seeds being carried away by the wind.

Which of these examples of movement show that a plant is alive?

If an organism is dead then its {{}} has stopped.

It moves at some point in its life cycle.

It carries out all of the common processes of living organisms.

It carries out all the common processes of living organisms in its life cycle.

Choose the statements that correctly define a seed as a living organism.

Which **two** of these things are living?

Which one of these things does **not** have a life cycle?

The different stages a living thing goes through during its life.

In which three stages of the life cycle of a frog does it move by itself?

Which of the following describes a piece of wood?

Which of these processes happen in all living things?

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