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the simpler tribes of the animal and vegetable creation. In 
the Hicuer Orpers, the differences are marked, as the fol- 
lowing table will show :— 
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PLAntTs. 
Fixed to one spot. 
Devoid of sensibility or con- 
sciousness of existence. 
Have no nervous system or 
senses for communication 
with the external world. 
May form new individuals from 
simple division of their trunk. 
Can live on inorganic matter 
alone, 
Have no internal cavity or sac 
(stomach) for receiving their 
food, 
Contain much solid matter. 
Consist of few elements. 
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sessed of few organs. 
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ANIMALS. 
Have the power of locomotion. 
Conscious of their existence. 
Possessed of a nervous <— 
and senses. 
Cannot reproduce new indiy 
duals by division. 
Feed only on organized bodies 
—animals and vegetables. 
Have a stomach, or internal re- 
ceptacle, into ‘which their food 
is first received. 
Contain a large proportion 
fluids. ee 
Elements more numerous. 
Contain a large proportion « 
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ig Ua in structure, and 
a great variety of organs. 
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