Levels of organization

What is an organ?

• Groups of similar types of cells that work together to carry out a specific task

• Groups of different tissues working together to perform a particular job

• Groups of different organs working together to complete a series of tasks

• The smallest unit of life

What is a tissue?

• Groups of similar types of cells that work together to carry out a specific task

• Groups of different tissues working together to perform a particular job

• Groups of different organs working together to complete a series of tasks

• The smallest unit of life

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What is an organ system?

• Groups of similar types of cells that work together to carry out a specific task

• Groups of different tissues working together to perform a particular job

• Groups of different organs working together to complete a series of tasks

• The smallest unit of life

The basic unit of structure and function for the body.

• cell
• atom
• organelle
• nucleus

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A group of similar cells that perform the same function.

• tissue
• organelle
• mass
• tendon

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Group of organs with similar functions.

• Organism

• Cell

• Organ

• System

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Any single living individual, and can refer to a single human, animal, plant,

Protista, bacteria, or fungi.

• Community

• Cell

• Population

• Organism

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Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?

• a.  Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
• a.  Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism
• a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
• a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system

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Which is an example of a population?

• different kinds of bacteria
• A group of fish and sharks
• deer, bear, and rabbits
• A herd of cattle

Multiple organisms of the same species describes a

• organism
• population
• community
• ecosystem