Hierarchal Organization

In the organization of living things, tissues combine to form

• Cells

• Communities

• Biome

• Organs

The human heart is an organ that is made up of cells. Not all of the cells that make up the heart are identical, however. What name is given to a group of similar cells that perform a special function and together make up an organ?

• Tissue

• Cells

• Biome

• System

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Cells are the basic unit of life

• true
• false

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When a collection of similar cells group together, they form what is called _________.

• Organs
• Tissue
• Organ system
• Organism

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A collection of tissue that is grouped together forms an ___________

• tissue
• organ system
• organism
• organ

A collection of organs forms what?

• Organ system
• organism
• cell
• tissue

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Prokaryotes are a unicellular organism

• true
• false

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What is the difference between cells in a multicellular organism and a unicellular organism?

• The cells in a unicellular organism are dependent on each other.
• The cells in a multicellular organism are dependent on each other.
• The cells in a multicellular organism are not alive

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Rank from simplest to most complex

• cell, organ, organ system, tissue, organism
• organism, tissue, cell, organ, organ system
• cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
• organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell

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All living things are made of organic compounds which contain the element

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Helium

• Salt