Levels of Organization

Front

What is a group of tissues that perform a similar function called?

Back

An organ. Examples include the heart, lungs, or stomach.

Front

What is anything that can perform life processes by itself?

Back

An organism.

Front

Give an example of an organism.

Back

A beetle.

Front

What do we call the organs that circulate the organism's blood throughout its body?

Back

An organ system.

Front

What are organs that perform the same function in a multicellular organism called?

Back

An organ system.

Front

What is the smallest unit of life?

Back

A cell.

Front

What is a group of similar cells that work together called?

Back

A tissue.

Front

What is the term for a collection of organs that work together to perform a specific function?

Back

An organ system.

Front

What is the basic building block of matter?

Back

An atom.

Front

What is the term for the process by which organisms maintain a stable internal environment?

Back

Homeostasis.