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Species
Species is a group of similar looking organisms that are capable of breeding
among themselves to produce young ones that can also reproduce.
Example –
i. All rose plants form one species of plants.
ii. All dogs form onespecies of animals.
iii. All humans form one species of humans.
WONDER BOX
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose was the first Indian scientist who proved
that plants are sensitive to heat, cold, light, noise and various other
external stimuli.
He contrived an instrument called CRESCOGRAPH that can record and
observe minute responses in plants because of external stimuli.
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