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Living organisms grow and reproduce by increasing the number
of cells “increasing in its number not its size”

All new cells come from existing cells.
The cells of a living organism aren’t identical.
A human “40 trillion cells” and animals have a variety of cell

types (Muscle, bone and blood cells)

Plants have a variety of cell types to
(do photosynthesis or collect water and minerals)

Leaf cell Root hair
cell
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