Download LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION

LEVELS OF
ORGANIZATION
Moving from the largest down to the
smallest!
BIOSPHERE
„ Regions of the earth (or a planet) such
as sea waters , crust & atmosphere in
which organisms can exist, multiple
ecosystems interacting with each other
„ Additional info: where life occurs above
and below earth, includes ground and air
ECOSYSTEM
„ A complex network of organisms
working together in a physical
environment, linked by a one way flow
of energy and cycling of material,
multiple communities working together
COMMUNITY
„ Network of species interactions with
each other, association of populations,
various populations interacting with
each other
POPULATION
„ Group of individual organisms of the
same kind/species that occupy a given
area, same organisms working together
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MULTICELLULAR ORGANISM
„ Individual composed of specialized
cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems
working together
ORGAN SYSTEM
„ Two or more organs whose separate
functions work together to preform a
specific task, organs working together
ORGAN
„ Group of tissues (one or more types)
interacting together in a specialized
way, tissues working together
TISSUE
„ A group of specialized cells working
together
Epithelial tissue is a
specialized tissue that
lines the inside of
certain organs such as
the lungs, glands, and
kidneys.
CELL
„ Smallestlivingunit,maylive
independentlyoraspartofa
multicellularorganism,organelles
workingtogether
WHERE DOES THIS GO?
„ INSIDE YOUR NOTEBOOK OR
AT LEAST YOUR FOLDER IF YOU
NOTEBOOK IS NOT PRESENT!
ORGANELLE
„ Membrane sacs or other
compartments that separate different
metabolic reactions inside of a cell
MOLECULE
„ A unit of two or more atoms of the
same or different elements bonded
together
H20
ATOM
„ Smallest unit of an element that still
retains the properties of that element,
made of subatomic particles
One Atom of
Copper
SUBATOMIC PARTICLES
„ Electrons, protons, neutrons, one of the
three major particles atoms are made
of