The basic life processes are simply the everyday processes of living organisms that discern them from the nonliving ones. It includes Metabolism, Responsiveness, Movement, Growth, Differentiation, and Reproduction.
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Metabolism is all the chemical processes that occur in the body of living things. It includes Catabolism, where there would be the breakdown of chemical substances into simpler ones, and Anabolism, which is the synthesis of large molecules from simpler molecules. For example, when eating meat, the absorbed nutrients and chemical substances will be broken down into simpler molecules. It will then be synthesized into proteins and delivered to the different body cells.
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Responsiveness is how the body detects and responds to external stimuli. The nerve cells and muscle cells work together in generating an appropriate action needed to respond to the stimuli. For example, if a person accidentally touches a hot pot, the first initial response is to get away from the hot surface as much as possible.
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Movement is the motion of the entire body, from cells to organs. For instance, the continuous pumping of the heart and movement of the blood in the blood vessels to supply oxygen to various body cells and tissues that make up the organs.
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Growth is an increase in size. In this case, the growth of a human organism starts from a fertilized egg to a fully-developed human.
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Differentiation is where unspecialized cells are developed to be specialized ones. The latter is already given a specific function in the body. For example, the hemocytoblast stem cells that give rise to lymphoid stem cells and myeloid stem cells. The former, lymphoid stem cells, develops lymphocytes, which is a white blood cell, while the latter, myeloid stem cells, are developed into red blood cells, platelets, and other white blood cells, namely monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils.
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Lastly, reproduction is the production of cells, which can be for growth, repair, or replacement. It can also be for the production of a living organism. For instance, red blood cells are worn out after 120 days. To continue the supply of oxygen to body cells, the bone marrow is stimulated to divide and produce more red blood cells.