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Because at that time they didnt had any sort of microscope so they couldnt discover the microorganisms in humans, animals and plants. After the invention of microscope by ANTHONY VAN LEEUWENHOEK it was discovered that humans are also living things in category of THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

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Living thinges are also called organising.Some organisim such as bacteria are very tiny and cannot be seen with nacked eye

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Because at that time there was no microscope invented..and because of less technology people doesnt know that we are all living and micro organisms do exist

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