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the SCALE of the UNIVERSE

LEVELS OFORGANIZATION

found in the living world

LEVELS of ORGANIZATION

ATOMS

• smallest component of an element

• fundamental building blocks

EXAMPLES: Carbon Nitrogen Hydrogen

MOLECULES a group of atoms bonded together

CELLS the smallest unit of life

TISSUES groups of cells working together;specialized cells with a common function

LEVELS of ORGANIZATION

ORGANS functional groups of tissues

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ORGAN SYSTEM related groups of organs

ORGANISM a living entity; an individual

ONE EXCEPTION:SINGLE-CELLED ORGANISMS

ORGANISM a living entity; an individual

POPULATION a group of related organisms; same species

EXAMPLES: Aptenodytes forsteri (Emperor Penguin)

LEVELS of ORGANIZATION

COMMUNITY all of the living organisms in an environment

ECOSYSTEM all of the biotic and abiotic factors in an environment

COMMUNITY - penguins- fish- seals- coral

COMMUNITY - penguins- fish- seals- coral

ECOSYSTEM - penguins - water- fish - rocks- seals - air- coral

ECOSYSTEM - penguins - water- fish - rocks- seals - air- coral

LEVELS of ORGANIZATION

BIOME a collection of ecosystems with similar climates

BIOSPHERE all of the collected biomes; the Earth

EXAMPLES: tundra, rainforest, chaparral, grassland

ATOMS smallest component of an element

MOLECULES groups of atoms bonded together

CELLS smallest unit of life

TISSUES groups of cells

ORGANS functional groups of tissues

ORGAN SYSTEMS related groups of organs

ORGANISM a living entity

POPULATION a group of same living organisms

COMMUNITY all organisms in an environment

ECOSYSTEM biotic & abiotic in an environment

BIOME group of ecosystems

BIOSPHERE all of the biomes