Levels of Biological Organisation

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

• Organism, cell, tissue,organ, organ system

• Organ system, organ, cell, organism, tissue

• cell, organ, tissue, organ system, organism

• cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which of the following displays the levels of organization INCORRECTLY from smallest to largest?

• Atom, Molecule, Organelle, Cell

• Organelle, Cell, Tissue, Organ

• Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

• Organ System, Organ, Organism, Population

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

What is the most complex level of organization?

• tissue

• organism

• organ

• organ system

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 liver is a type of cell.

• The skin is an organ.

Which sequence BEST describes the levels of organization from most complex to the simplest?

• Organism, Organ, Tissue, Cell

• Organism, Cell, Organ System, Organ

• Cell, Organ, Tissue, Organ System

• Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System

Which of the following best describes a tissue?

• a group of cells working together to perform a specific function

• a group of organs that work together to perform a specific function

• the smallest functioning unit of a living organism

• a specialized unit within a cell that has a specific function

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Justin has learned that the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves work together. What do they combine to form?

• a cell

• organ

• tissue

• organ system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The skin is an example of what level of biological organization?

• cell

• organ

• tissue

• organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What level of biological organization is the largest (includes all other levels)?

• organ

• organ systems

• organism

• cells