Levels of Organization
Structure= the way something is made…. “what it is”
Function= the job it (structure) performs “what it does”
Cell
Cell= smallest unit of structure and function for a living thing
Cell Ex: Bone Cell, Blood Cell, Nerve Cell, Skin Cell, Plant Cell
Tissue
Tissue= group of the same type of cells that perform a specialized function
Tissue Ex: Skin Tissue, Muscle Tissue, Bone Tissue
Organ
Organ= group of tissues that perform a specialized function
Organ Ex: Brain, Stomach, Heart, Bone, Skin, Liver, Leaf
Organ Systems
Organ System= group of organs that perform a complex function
Organ System Ex: Digestive System, Circulatory, Nervous, Skeletal
Organism
Organism= group of organ systems working together to make 1 living thing
Population
Population= all the members of 1 kind of organism (species) in a particular area
Community
Community= all the populations living together in an area (biotic factors)
Ecosystem
Ecosystem= the interaction of all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area
Biome
B IOME = Similar ecosystems on earth together
Biosphere
Biosphere= everywhere on Earth that living things can exist
Earth’s crust, oceans, lower level of atmosphere
Levels of Organization