I can identify the changes that take place
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• I can identify the changes that take place in old age. • I can explain the main changes that take place in old age. • I can distinguish between facts and myths about old age.
What changes occur to human beings as they get older?
Physical Changes Copy this into your book/paper and add as much as you know Other Changes
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Complete the Questions in the Science Home Learning tab to demonstrate your understanding of the changes that take place in Old Age.
When does the human life cycle end? Our cells do not regenerate as quickly in old age, which affects the extent to which organs can function normally. When does the human life cycle end? Why do humans eventually die? This also makes the immune system (our bodies defence against disease and illness) weaker and less able to fight diseases. This makes it more likely that illnesses will be fatal (incidentally, babies, whose immune systems are not fully functioning, are at danger from the same diseases as older people – e. g. the flu). The vast majority of living things have a lifespan (the time for which they are alive). Ultimately, humans are part of the natural world and have this in common with other living things.
• I can identify the changes that take place in old age. • I can explain the main changes that take place in old age. • I can distinguish between facts and myths about old age.
