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- comparative anatomy - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
The job any machine can do depends upon its parts and their arrangement. A saw is able to cut wood because it has teeth. A sewing machine can pierce cloth because it has a needle. Every kind of animal and every kind of plant also has its own peculiar structure. How and where it can live depends upon its structure.