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Rourke’s World of Science
Volume 1
Human Life
By Marcia S. Freeman Editorial Consultant Luana Mitten Project Editor Kurt Sturm
Table of Contents © 2008 Rourke Publishing LLC
What Is Life? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
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Classifying Living Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Humans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
The Human Body: Organs and Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
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