Biological Organization

What is the basic unit of life?

• atom

• molecule

• cell

• organism

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Which level of biological organization includes cells of similar structure and function?

• organism level

• tissue level

• organ level

• molecular level

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What is the term for a group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function?

• organ

• cellular

• tissue

• organism

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Which level of biological organization includes tissues working together to perform a specific function?

• cellular level

• molecular level

• organism level

• organ level

What is the term for a group of organs that work together to perform a specific function?

• organ network

• organ cluster

• organ collaboration

• organ system

Which level of biological organization includes organ systems working together to maintain homeostasis?

• cellular level

• tissue level

• molecular level

• organism level

The human eye is an organ because it is a group of ____________________ working together

• organelles

• tissues

• organs

• organ systems

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Choose the correct order of organization from simplest to most complex.

• tissues --> cells --> organs --> organism --> organ system

• organism --> organ system --> organs --> tissues --> cells

• organs --> organ system --> tissues --> organism --> cells

• cells --> tissues -->organs --> organ systems --> organism

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There are over 200 different kinds of tissues in the human body. The 200 kinds of tissues can be divided into 4 major categories of tissues. Which of the following categories of tissue is correctly matched with its function?

• Nervous tissue function includes the functions of the following: fat, blood, and bone.

• Connective tissue produces movement by contracting and pulling on an anchor point.

• Muscle tissue helps carry electrical signals to other tissues around an organism's body.

• Epithelial tissue covers and protects other tissues from their surrounding environment.

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Which of the following examples is correctly matched with its level of organization?

• A monarch butterfly is an organ system.

• The brain is a type of tissue.

• A mitochondrion is an organelle.

• A liver is a type of cell.