AP Biology

Levels of Organization
From Largest to Smallest…
Fill in the missing levels noted by the ?

 Biosphere
 Ecosystem
 ___?_____
 Population
 Organism
 ___?____
 Organs
 Tissues
 ___?____
 Organelles
 Macromolecules
 Molecules
 Atoms
 ___?____
From Largest to Smallest…
Fill in the missing levels noted by the ?

 Biosphere
 Ecosystem
 Community
 Population
 Organism
 Organ systems
 Organs
 Tissues
 Cells
 Organelles
 Macromolecules
 Molecules
 Atoms
 Sub-atomic particles
Think…
 Which level of organization is represented
by the following:
 The leaf of a tree
 Muscle
 A Neuron
 Buckshot (BBs)
 An electron
 Water
 Hemoglobin
 The Okefenokee Swamp
Think…
 Which level of organization is represented
by the following:
 The leaf of a tree—Organ
 Muscle—Tissue
 A Neuron—Cell
 Buckshot (BBs)—Element (Lead)
 An electron—Subatomic Particle
 Water—Molecule
 Hemoglobin—Macromolecule (Protein)
 The Okefenokee Swamp—Ecosystem
Journal Assignment

 We’ve looked at how matter is

organized into living organisms.
Now I would like for you to think
about what characteristics all living
things possess. How many can you
come up with? *Hint: Don’t forget
that sometimes an organism
consists of a single cell.