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Chapter 17, Problem 11LTB
Summary Introduction
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Whether the statement 'organ systems are group of cells that perform similar function and have similar type of cells' is true or false.
Introduction:
In the biological system, the cell is the basic unit of life. In multicellular highly differentiated organism, the cells combine to form tissues, the tissues combine to form organs and organs combine to form organ system. The organ systems together form an organism.
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