Emilito F.

Paguio GEC 202 People and the Earth’s Ecosystem

BSN III-B Module #4

Instructions: For each level of biological organization:

1. Match the description with the appropriate level by writing it in the data table template given
below.
2. Match the items in the Example 1 column with the appropriate level
3. Based on Example 1, create your own example on the third column in the data organizer
below.
Description of Organization Level Example 1
1. The smallest units of most compounds • A nerve cells
formed by the chemical bonding of
atoms. • A protein that lets nerve cells send
2. Part of the Earth in which life exists impulses
including land, water, air and
atmosphere. • A wolf
3. Groups of organs that work together to
perform closely related functions. • All of the ecosystems on planet earth
4. The smallest unit of life – collections
of living matter enclosed by a barrier • Tundra
that separates them from their
surroundings. • All of the wolves in Yellowstone
5. Groups different populations that live
together in a defined area. • The brain, the nerves, and sensory
6. Groups of individuals of the same
organs (skin, eyes, ears)
species that live in the same area.
7. Groups of similar cells that perform a
• The brain
particular function.
8. Living things composed cells • Oxygen
(multicellular organisms). • The nerve cells on the outer layer of
9. The smallest unit of matter that cannot the brain
be broken down into anything simpler • The nucleus of a nerve cell
by chemical means.
10. Groups of ecosystems that have the • The wolves, all the other animals, the
same climate and similar dominant plants of Yellowstone park
communities
11. Specialized structures that perform
important cellular functions within cells • The Yellowstone community, plus the
12. Groups of tissues that work together to energy, water, air, soil, etc.
perform closely related functions.
13. Groups of all the organisms that live
in a particular place, together with
their nonliving environment.
 Level of Organization Description Example 1 Example 2
BIOSPHERE Part of the Earth in All of the ecosystems on Sea, dessert, mountain and forest
which life exists Planet earth
POPULATION LEVEL

including land, water,

air and atmosphere.
BIOME Groups of ecosystems Tundra Coral reef
that have the
same climate and
similar dominant
communities
ECOSYSTEM Groups of all the The Yellowstone Grass land ecosystem and marine
organisms that live in a community, plus the ecosystem
particular place, energy, water, air, soil,
together with their etc.
nonliving environment.
COMMUNITY Groups different All of the wolves in A group of Buddhists who meet and
populations that live Yellowstone chant together
together in a defined
area.

POPULATION Groups of individuals of The wolves, all the Number of newborn babies in Olongapo
the same species that other animals, the plants city
live in the same area of Yellowstone Park

ORGANISM Living things composed A wolf Human being

cells (multicellular
organisms).
ORGANISMAL

ORGAN SYSTEM Groups of organs that The brain, the nerves, Respiratory system, nervous system and
work together to and sensory organs musculoskeletal system
LEVEL

perform closely related (skin, eyes, ears)

functions
ORGAN Groups of tissues that The brain Heart
work together to
perform closely related
functions.
TISSUE Groups of similar cells The nerve cells on the Skin
that perform a outer layer of the brain
particular function.
 CELL The smallest unit of life The nucleus of a nerve Sperm cell
– collections of living cell
matter enclosed by a
barrier that separates
CELLULAR

them from them

LEVEL

surroundings.
ORGANELLE Specialized structures A protein that lets nerve Plasma membrane, cytoplasm,
that perform cells send impulses ribosomes, and DNA
important cellular
functions within cells
MOLECULE The smallest units of A nerve cell DNA
most compounds
formed by the chemical
bonding of atoms.
ATOM The smallest unit of Oxygen Neon (ne)
matter that cannot
be broken down into
anything simpler
by chemical means.