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The Organization of
Living Things
Benefits of Being
Multicellular
• Larger size
• Longer life span
• Cell Specialization – each type of cell has
only one job to do
Examples of Specialized Cells
• Muscle cells
are designed
to contract.
Guard cells
from a plant
are designed
to allow
gases into
and out of the
plant.
• Nerve cells
are
designed to
send
signals.
• White blood
cells are
designed to
fight disease.
• Red blood
cells are
designed to
carry
oxygen.
How are living
things
organized ?
molecules
organelles
cells
tissues
organs
organ system
organism
Organization of Living Things
molecules
cells
organelles
tissues
organ systems
organisms
organs