Levels of Organization

Describes an organism made of only one cell (it does everything for itself)

• multicellular
• specialized
• unicellular
• interdependence

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Describes an organism made of more than one (specialized) cell

• unicellular
• specialized
• interdependent
• multicellular

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?

• a. Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system

• a. Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism

• a. Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

Anything that can perform life processes by itself is a/an

• cell
• organ
• organism
• organ system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A group of similar cells that come together to perform a specific function is a/an

• organ
• organism
• organ system
• tissue

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

When a group of organs work together to perform a particular function they create a/an

• organ system
• organism
• tissue
• organ

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The smallest level of organization of life in an organism

• tissue
• cell
• organ
• organ system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The cell is the building block of all living things.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A group of organs that work together to perform big jobs for your body is an organ system.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which is an example of an organism?

• a beetle
• a lake
• a rock
• a shell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1