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Grade 7 Integrated Science: Living Things & Environment Explained Simply

ECZ Solutions Editorial Team  |  March 2, 2026  |  10 Min Read
Learning Goal

Integrated Science in Grade 7 helps pupils understand how living things interact with their natural surroundings. This guide explains characteristics of life, plant germination, food chains, and water conservation.

1. 7 Characteristics of Living Things (MRS GREN)

  • Movement: All living things move.
  • Respiration: Releasing energy from food.
  • Sensitivity: Reacting to changes around them.
  • Growth: Getting larger in size.
  • Reproduction: Producing young ones.
  • Excretion: Getting rid of bodily waste.
  • Nutrition: Taking in food or sunlight.

2. Simple Food Chains

Energy flows from the sun to green plants (Producers), then to plant-eaters (Herbivores / Primary Consumers), and finally to meat-eaters (Carnivores / Secondary Consumers).

Example: Grass → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake → Eagle.

3. The Water Cycle

Water evaporates from rivers and lakes into water vapor, condenses into clouds, and falls back to earth as rain (Precipitation).