click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
7.12C
Levels of Organization in an Organism
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Cell | the basic structure and functional unit of living organisms |
Tissue | a mass of similar cells that perform a specialized function |
Organ | a collection of similar tissues joined together into a structure that performs a specialized function |
Organ System | a collection of organs that work together to perform a specialized function |
Organism | a self-contained living thing |
Organelle | a membrane-bound structure inside a cell that performs a specialized function |
Atom | the smallest particle of an element |
Compound | a thing that is composed of two or more elements |
Structure | An organism’s body plan, or the way its parts are arranged |
Function | The job or process that an organism’s structure carries out |
4 Levels of Organization in the body | Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System |