Bodies and Systems- Levels of Organization

The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms

• Cell

• Organ

• Tissue

• Organism

• Organ system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A mass of similar cells that perform a specialized function

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• organ system

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

A collection of tissues joined together into a structure that performs specialized functions

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• organ system

• organism

A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

A self-contained living thing

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Cell

• A self-contained living thing

• A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole

• A mass of similar cells that perform a specialized function

• The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Tissue

• The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms

• A mass of similar cells that perform a specialized function

• A collection of tissues joined together into a structure that performs specialized functions

• A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Organ

• A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole

• A collection of tissues joined together into a structure that performs specialized functions

• A self-contained living thing

• The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms

System

• The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms

• A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole

• A self-contained living thing

• A collection of tissues joined together into a structure that performs specialized functions

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Organism

• A collection of tissues joined together into a structure that performs specialized functions

• A self-contained living thing

• A mass of similar cells that perform a specialized function

• The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5