BIO 10C - Levels of Organization

A science class is planning a field trip to a local farm that has a large pond. Which of the following lists the order of biological organization from smallest to largest that the students can expect to find at the pond?

• Organism, community, population, ecosystem

• Organism, population, community, ecosystem

• Population, organism, community, ecosystem

• Population, organism, ecosystem, community

The human body is composed of organ systems. Which list represents a system organized from least to most complex?

• Heart --> cardiac muscle --> muscle tissue --> muscle cell

• Lung tissue --> trachea --> nostrils --> circulatory system

• Muscle cell --> muscle tissue --> biceps muscle --> muscular system

• Integumentary system --> skin cell --> hair --> sweat glands

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

In what order are the levels in the diagrams?

• Population --> community --> ecosystem

• Organism --> community --> population

• Organism --> population --> community

• Ecosystem --> population --> community

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What term best completes the diagram at X?

• DNA

• Organic Compounds

• Nucleus

• Macromolecules (Molecules)

A student is studying the ecology of a playa lake, which forms after a rainfall in a dry lake bed. The table lists the organisms that the student observed.

Which level of biological organization has the student described in the table?

• Biosphere

• Organelle

• Ecosystem

• Community

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Multi-cellular organisms have structures that are arranged in increasing levels of complexity. Which of the following places these levels of organization in the correct order, from least complex to most complex?

• organ systems, organs, tissues, cells

• cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

• cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

• cells, organs, tissues, organ systems

Which of the following represents the same level of organization as the human heart?

• Chloroplast

• Blood

• Nerve Cell

• Root

Each oval in this Venn diagram represents a structure in the human body. The size and location of each oval show where the structure belongs in the levels of organization.

In this figure, oval A represents the digestive system, and oval C represents the smooth muscle layer of the stomach. Which of the following could oval D represent?

• the cells in the nervous system that send impulses

• the excretory system

• the cells in the stomach that secrete acids

• the small intestine

Which sequence of organization is the same as that of carbon dioxide, the blood, and the heart?

• eggs, sperm, zygote

• proteins, esophagus, stomach

• oxygen, stomata, plant

• water, phloem, leaf

Which of the following lists the level of biological organization in order, from least inclusive to most inclusive?

• individual, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

• individual, community, ecosystem, population, biome, biosphere

• individual, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere, biome

• individual, population, ecosystem, community, biosphere, biome