Key Stage 2
Meaning
MRS GREN is an acronym used to help remember the criteria for something to be considered alive.
About MRS GREN
- MRS GREN stands for:
- Movement - All living creatures can change direction when moving.
- Reponse - All living creatures behave differently when the environment changes.
- Sensitivity - All living creatures can detect changes in the environment.
- Growth - All living creatures can get bigger by taking on new material.
- Reproduction - All living creatures can make copies of themselves.
- Excretion - All living creatures can get rid of waste materials.
- Nutrition - All living creatures can take on new materials for movement, growth and repair.