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What happens when we grow?

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What other changes take place as we grow into adults?

Your answers could have included things such as, adults: are able to walk better; look different; are more in proportion; can talk better; have different body shapes depending on whether they are male or female.

The changes that happen as living things get older are called development.

So, as living things get older, they grow, develop and eventually die.

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