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Bio 110
The Scope of Life
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biospere | Includes all life and the places where they live. |
| Ecosystems | Consists of all living organisms and non living components. |
| Communities | All organisms in the (tide pool)ecosystem |
| Populations | Group of Interacting individuals belonging to one species and living in the same area. |
| Organisms | Individual living things; like bacterium,fungus,protist, plant, or animal |
| Organ systems and organs | organism's body consists of several organ systems, each contains two or more organs. |
| Tissues | Each organ is made up of several different tissues. A tissue consists of a group of similar cells performing a specific fucntion |
| Cells | This is the smallest unit that can display all the characteristics of life |
| Organelles | These are functional components of cells, such as the Nucleus that houses the DNA. |
| Molecules | Molecules are a group of two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds. |
| Atoms | The smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element |