The Living World
NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 1, The Living World — 9 pages, 2.2 MB. Read it below or download the PDF.
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What “The Living World” begins with
The living world comprises an amazing diversity of living organisms. Early man could easily perceive the difference between inanimate matter and living organisms. Early man deified some of the inanimate matter (wind, sea, fire etc.) and some among the animals and plants. A common feature of all such forms of inanimate and animate objects was the sense of awe or fear that they evoked.
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