7 - Antlia

Levels of Organizations in
an Organism
Biology
 LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION IN
AN ORGANISM

Biology is the study of life. Since life is such a broad topic, scientists break it down into
several different levels of organization to make it easier to study. These levels start from
the smallest unit of life and work up to the largest and most broad category.
 MOLECULE
Molecules are made of atoms, the
smallest unit of chemical elements.
They can be found in all matter,
living and non-living. Molecules
make up the most basic structures of
living beings. Two biological
disciplines that focus on this level
are biochemistry and molecular
biology.
 CELL

A cell is the basic unit of life. There

are two kinds of cells: plant cells,
which have a rigid cell wall made of
cellulose molecules, and animal cells,
which have flexible cell membranes.
Cell biologists consider questions
such as metabolism and other
questions about structure and
function within and between cells.
 TISSUE
Tissue is made of cells that work
together to perform a certain
task. Muscle tissue, connective
tissue, and neural tissue are some
types of tissue. Histologists are
an example of biologists who
work at this level.
 ORGAN
An organ is a system of tissues
that work together on a larger
scale to do certain jobs within
an animal's body.

Examples of organs are the

brain, heart and lungs. Anatomy
is an example of a biology
specialty concerned with this
level.
 ORGAN SYSTEM
An organ system is a group of organs
that work together to perform
specific bodily functions. The
respiratory system, for example, uses
the lungs, airways and respiratory
muscles to inhale oxygen and release
carbon dioxide in animals.
Physiologists study the function of
parts of the body as they work
together.
 POPULATION
A population is a group of
multiple organisms of the
same species within a
specific area. For example, a
pride of lions in Kenya,
Africa, is a population.
 COMMUNITY
A community consists of all the
different species within a certain
area. The population of lions in
Kenya, plus the populations of
gazelles, giraffes, elephants, dung
beetles, and all other species in that
area, add up to a community.
 ECOSYSTEM

An ecosystem is made up of all

the communities in a certain
area, as well as all the nonliving,
physical components of the
environment. Rocks, water and
dirt are a part of an ecosystem.
Ecologists may study
populations, communities, or
whole ecosystems.
 BIOSPHERE
The biosphere is all of the
ecosystems on Earth added
together. Every animal, plant,
bacteria, rock, and molecule are part
of the Earth's biosphere. Non-
biologists, such as meteorologists
and geologists, may join biologists
to answer questions at this level of
biology organization.
Sub. Teacher: Ms. Clarissa Asyel Albanio

THANKS!
BY: CHARELLE GRACE M.
MALABUYOC