Exploring the Organization of Living Beings

What is the smallest basic unit of life that can live on its own?

• System

• Cell

• Tissue

• Organ

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How many types of tissues are there in our body?

• Three

• Four

• Five

• Six

What are muscle tissue cells called?

• Muscle cells

• Connective cells

• Epithelial cells

• Neurons

Which system is made up of muscles?

• Respiratory system

• Skeletal system

• Muscular system

• Nervous system

What does the organism consist of?

• Only tissues

• Apparatuses and systems

• Only systems

• Only organs

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1. The body of a person or other mammal is a complex organism. The structure of the body has several levels of organization. Which of the following lists the structural levels of the body from smallest to largest?

• 1. cell → tissue → organ → organ system → organism

• cell → organ → organ system → tissue → organism

• organ → organ system → cell → tissue → organism

• organ → organ system → tissue → cell → organism

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Atoms combine to form molecules. Which of the following is another example of organization among living things?

• Tissues combine to form cells.

• Cells combine to form tissues

• Organs combine to form cells.

• 1. Organs combine to form tissues.

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What is the relationship between tissues and organs?

• Tissues are made from a single, functional type of organ.

• Organs are made from a single, functional type of tissue.

• Organs are made from tissues with a similar structure and function.

• Tissues are made from organs with a similar structure and function

A complex multicellular organism has different levels of organization.  What is the order of the levels from least complex to most complex?

• organ system, organ, tissue, cell

• cell, tissue, organ, organ system

• cell, organ system, organ, tissue

• organ, tissue, cell, organ system

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What is the relationship between organ systems and organs?

• organs are made from one type of organ system

• organ systems are made from one type of organ

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  organs are made from different types of organ systems

• organ systems are made from different types of organs