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All life on earth is part of one great
web. There are enormous numbers of different kinds of living thing. Scientists have counted .... so far .... |
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All life on earth is part of one great
web. There are enormous numbers of different kinds of living thing. Scientists have counted .... so far .... |
Plants |
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270,000 different
kinds of mosses, ferns, and plants. 72,000 different kinds of mushrooms, mildew and other fungi. |
Animals |
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1,065,000 different kinds of
insect, spider & crustaceans ( shrimps, crabs etc ) 70,000 different kinds of oysters, snails, slugs, octopus, squid 45,000 different kinds of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish |
Then there all the seaweeds, worms, bacteria and viruses!! Living things interact with, and depend on, the non-living things of the planet: air, oceans, rivers, lakes, rocks, and soils. |
