Quarter 2 – Module 3

Levels of Biological
Organization:
Cell to Biosphere
 At the end of the module,
you should be able to:

• Describe the different levels of biological organization

from cell to
• biosphere. (S7LT-IIc-3)
• Identify the different levels of biological organization;
• Describe the different levels of biological organization
from cell to biosphere;
• Determine the relationship of the different levels of
biological organization; and
• Give example/s of the levels of biological
organization.
 Directions: Identify what is asked or
described in each item then write
the letter of the correct answer on
your answer sheet.

1. What is the basic unit of life?

a. organ
b. organ system
c. cell
d. tissue
2. Heart, liver, stomach, and skin are examples of
________________.
a. organs
b. tissues
c. atoms
d. molecules
3. In an organism, what do you call the system that is
composed of a group of organs
that cooperate in order to carry out a particular function?
a. Tissue
b. Organ
c. Organism
d. Organ system
4. Which of the following differentiates organs from
tissues?
a. Organs and tissues are made up of cells.
b. Tissues make up organs; cells make up tissues.
c. Organs make up tissues; tissues make up organs.
d. Organs and tissues make up an organ system.
5. What is the most complex level of biological
organization?
a. Community
b. Biosphere
c. Population
ENGAGE
 Part I: Word Scrambles

Direction: Rearrange the letters in the correct order to

form a word associated to levels of biological
organization. Use the given picture as clue. Write your
answer on the space provided.
LELC - ______________
2. IOBSEPRHE - ______________
SITUESS - ______________
4. METYSSOCE - ______________
5. ORNAG - ______________
6. TYUNIMCOM - ______________
7. GANOR SYSTEM - ______________
8. TIONALUPOP - ______________
9. MISGANROS - _____________
 Part II: Matching Type

• Direction: Match the word in Column A with the

description in Column B.
Direction: Arrange the
different levels of biological
organization from
simplest to complex. Base
your answer from the
definition of each
level in the matching type
test above. Write your answer
inside the
box.
 EXPLAIN

1. Which among the levels of biological organization is

the simplest? How about the complex?

2. Does the organization show the same characteristics

in each successive level (from the cell to biosphere
level?
3. How does the first level affect the next level of
biological organization?

4. Does the use of pesticide affect the levels of

biological organization? How?
 BIOMAGNIFICATION

•  also known as bioamplification or biological

magnification, is any concentration of a toxin, such as
pesticides, in the tissues of tolerant organisms at
successively higher levels in a food chain

ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

 ELABORATE

• 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.
 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 biology especially
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.
 Organism

• An organism is a recognizable, self-contained

individual.
– Organisms can be unicellular organisms such as
bacteria or amoebae, or multi-cellular organisms
comprised of organs and organ systems. A human
being is an example of a multi-cellular organism.
 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 non-living, 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 is a
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.
 LET’S TRY THIS

• Direction: Identify the level of organization shown in

each picture.
 EVALUATE

• Directions: Identify what is asked or described in

each item then write the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which is the correct sequence from simplest to complex levels of
biological
organization?
a. Cell-tissue-organs-organsystem-biosphere-population-community-
ecosystemorganism
b. Cell-tissue-organs-organsystem-organism-community-ecosystem-
populationbiosphere
c. Cell-tissue-organs-organsystem-organism-population-community-
ecosystembiosphere
d. Cell-tissue-organs-
2. What is the simplest level of biological organization?
a. Tissue
b. Organ
c. Organism
d. Cell
3. Animals, plants, fungi, and algae are examples of
a. Tissue
b. Cell
c. Organisms
d. Organs
4. When many organ systems work together it can form
a. Cells
b. Organism
c. Organ
d. Organ system
5. It is a life-supporting stratum of the earth’s surface, covering a few
kilometres into the
atmosphere to the deep-sea vents of the ocean.
a. Population
b. Biosphere
c. Community
d. Ecosystem