A Story: Is Sammy Alive? 1. Sammy was a normal, healthy boy. There was nothing in his life to indicate that he was anything different from anyone else. When he completed high school, he obtained a job in a factory, operating a machine press. On this job he had an accident and lost his hand. It was replaced with an artificial hand that looked and operated almost like a real one. Is Sammy Alive? 2. Soon afterward, Sammy developed a severe intestinal difficulty, and a large portion of his lower intestine had to be removed. It was replaced with an elastic silicon tube. Is Sammy Alive? 3. Everything looked good for Sammy until he was involved in a serious car accident. Both of his legs and his good arm were crushed and had to be amputated. He also lost an ear. Artificial legs enabled Sammy to walk again, and an artificial arm replaced the real arm. Plastic surgery enabled doctors to rebuild the ear. Is Sammy Alive? 4. Over the next several years, Sammy was plagued with internal disorders. First, he had to have an operation to remove his aorta and replace it with a synthetic vessel. Next, he developed a kidney malfunction, and the only way he could survive was to use a kidney dialysis machine (no donor was found for a kidney transplant). Later, his digestive system became cancerous and was removed. He received nourishment intravenously. Finally, his heart failed. Luckily for Sammy, a donor heart was available, and he had a heart transplant. Is Sammy Alive?
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A S
tory
: Is
Sa
mm
y A
liv
e?
1.
Sam
my w
as
a n
orm
al,
he
alth
y b
oy. Th
ere
wa
s n
oth
ing
in h
is li
fe t
o
ind
ica
te t
ha
t h
e w
as
an
yth
ing
diffe
ren
t fr
om
an
yo
ne
els
e. W
he
n h
e
co
mp
lete
d h
igh
sc
ho
ol, h
e o
bta
ine
d a
job
in a
fa
cto
ry, o
pe
ratin
g a
ma
ch
ine
pre
ss. O
n t
his
job
he
ha
d a
n a
cc
ide
nt
an
d lo
st h
is h
an
d. It
wa
s
rep
lac
ed
with
an
art
ific
ial h
an
d t
ha
t lo
oke
d a
nd
op
era
ted
alm
ost
like
a
rea
l on
e.
Is S
am
my
Alive
?
2.
Soo
n a
fte
rwa
rd, Sa
mm
y d
eve
lop
ed
a s
ev
ere
inte
stin
al d
iffic
ulty, a
nd
a la
rge
po
rtio
n o
f h
is lo
we
r in
test
ine
ha
d t
o b
e r
em
ove
d. It
wa
s
rep
lac
ed
with
an
ela
stic
sili
co
n t
ub
e.
Is S
am
my
Alive
?
3. Ev
ery
thin
g lo
oke
d g
oo
d f
or
Sam
my u
ntil h
e w
as
inv
olv
ed
in a
se
rio
us
ca
r a
cc
ide
nt.
Bo
th o
f h
is le
gs
an
d h
is g
oo
d a
rm w
ere
cru
she
d a
nd
ha
d
to b
e a
mp
uta
ted
. H
e a
lso
lost
an
ea
r. A
rtific
ial l
eg
s e
na
ble
d S
am
my t
o
wa
lk a
ga
in, a
nd
an
art
ific
ial a
rm r
ep
lac
ed
th
e r
ea
l a
rm. P
last
ic s
urg
ery
en
ab
led
do
cto
rs t
o r
eb
uild
th
e e
ar.
Is S
am
my
Alive
?
4.
Ove
r th
e n
ext
sev
era
l ye
ars
, Sa
mm
y w
as
pla
gu
ed
with
in
tern
al
dis
ord
ers
. Fi
rst,
he
ha
d t
o h
ave
an
op
era
tio
n t
o r
em
ove
his
ao
rta
an
d
rep
lac
e it
with
a s
yn
the
tic
ve
sse
l. N
ext,
he
de
ve
lop
ed
a k
idn
ey
ma
lfu
nc
tio
n, a
nd
th
e o
nly
wa
y h
e c
ou
ld s
urv
ive
wa
s to
use
a k
idn
ey
dia
lysi
s m
ac
hin
e (
no
do
no
r w
as
fou
nd
fo
r a
kid
ne
y t
ran
spla
nt)
. La
ter,
his
dig
est
ive
syst
em
be
ca
me
ca
nc
ero
us
an
d w
as
rem
ove
d. H
e r
ec
eiv
ed
no
urish
me
nt
intr
ave
no
usl
y. Fi
na
lly, h
is h
ea
rt f
aile
d. Lu
ckily
fo
r Sa
mm
y, a
do
no
r h
ea
rt w
as
av
aila
ble
, a
nd
he
ha
d a
he
art
tra
nsp
lan
t.
Is S
am
my
Alive
?
5. It
wa
s n
ow
ob
vio
us
tha
t Sa
mm
y h
ad
be
co
me
a m
ed
ica
l
ph
en
om
en
on
. H
e h
ad
art
ific
ial l
imb
s, n
ou
rish
me
nt
wa
s su
pp
lied
to
him
thro
ug
h h
is v
ein
s; t
he
refo
re h
e h
ad
no
so
lid w
ast
es.
Th
e k
idn
ey d
ialy
sis
ma
ch
ine
re
mo
ve
d a
ll w
ast
e m
ate
ria
l. T
he
he
art
th
at
pu
mp
ed
his
blo
od
to c
arr
y o
xyg
en
an
d f
oo
d t
o h
is c
ells
wa
s n
ot
his
orig
ina
l h
ea
rt. B
ut
Sa
mm
y's
tra
nsp
lan
ted
he
art
be
ga
n t
o f
ail.
He
wa
s im
me
dia
tely
pla
ce
d
on
a h
ea
rt-lu
ng
ma
ch
ine
. Th
is s
up
plie
d o
xyg
en
an
d r
em
ove
d c
arb
on
dio
xid
e f
rom
his
blo
od
, a
nd
it
circ
ula
ted
blo
od
th
rou
gh
his
bo
dy.
Is S
am
my
Alive
?
6. Th
e d
oc
tors
co
nsu
lte
d b
ioe
ng
ine
ers
ab
ou
t Sa
mm
y. B
ec
au
se a
lmo
st
all
of
his
life
-su
sta
inin
g f
un
ctio
ns
we
re b
ein
g c
arr
ied
on
by m
ac
hin
e, it
mig
ht
be
po
ssib
le t
o c
om
pre
ss a
ll o
f th
ese
ma
ch
ine
s in
to o
ne
mo
bile
un
it, w
hic
h w
ou
ld b
e c
on
tro
lled
by e
lec
tric
al i
mp
uls
es
fro
m S
am
my's
bra
in. Th
is u
nit w
ou
ld b
e e
qu
ipp
ed
with
me
ch
an
ica
l arm
s to
en
ab
le
him
to
pe
rfo
rm m
an
ipu
lative
ta
sks.
A m
ec
ha
nis
m t
o c
rea
te a
flo
w o
f a
ir
ov
er
his
vo
ca
l c
ord
s m
igh
t e
na
ble
him
to
sp
ea
k. To
do
all
this
, th
ey
wo
uld
ha
ve
to
am
pu
tate
at
the
ne
ck a
nd
att
ac
h h
is h
ea
d t
o t
he
ma
ch
ine
, w
hic
h w
ou
ld t
he
n s
up
ply
all
nu
trie
nts
to
his
bra
in. Sa
mm
y
co
nse
nte
d, a
nd
th
e o
pe
ratio
n w
as
suc
ce
ssfu
lly p
erf
orm
ed
.
Is S
am
my
Alive
?
7.
Sam
my f
un
ctio
ne
d w
ell
for
a f
ew
ye
ars
. H
ow
eve
r, a
slo
w
de
terio
ratio
n o
f h
is b
rain
ce
lls w
as
ob
serv
ed
an
d w
as
dia
gn
ose
d a
s
term
ina
l. So
th
e m
ed
ica
l te
am
th
at
ha
d d
ev
elo
pe
d a
rou
nd
Sa
mm
y
be
ga
n t
o p
rog
ram
his
bra
in. A
min
iatu
re c
om
pu
ter w
as
de
ve
lop
ed
: it
co
uld
be
ho
use
d in
a m
ac
hin
e t
ha
t w
as
hu
ma
nlik
e in
ap
pe
ara
nc
e,
mo
ve
me
nt,
an
d m
an
ne
rism
s. A
s th
e c
om
pu
ter w
as
inst
alle
d, Sa
mm
y's
bra
in c
ells
co
mp
lete
ly d
ete
rio
rate
d. Sa
mm
y w
as
on
ce
ag
ain
ab
le t
o
lea
ve
th
e h
osp
ita
l with
co
mp
lete
ass
ura
nc
e t
ha
t h
e w
ou
ld n
ot
retu
rn
with
bio
log
ica
l illn
ess
.
Is S
am
my
Alive
?
1. 2.
3. 4.
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In paragraph #3, is
Sammy still alive? What
evidence can you use to
determine if he is/is not still
alive?
In paragraph # 5, is
Sammy still alive? What
evidence can you use to
determine if he is/is not
still alive?
In paragraph 6: the following
statement: “...which would be
controlled by electrical impulses
from Sammy's brain”
IS Sammy alive? What evidence
can you use to determine if he is/is
not still alive.
At what point does a person
cease to be alive? How can
you tell if something is living or
nonliving?
1. 2.
3. 4.
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organisms respond to
stimuli in their
environment.
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development?
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characteristics of
living things?
1. 2.
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you had difficulty
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determine if each item was
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scene. Label the biotic
(living) and abiotic
(nonliving) factors.
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that do not need oxygen to
survive. What do they do
instead of use oxygen for
respiration?
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living things changed over
time? Are there any living
things that were once
thought to be nonliving? Go
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