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Classwork: The Levels of Organization of Matter and Living

Things
Instructions:
1. Students will get together in their collaborative teams and fill in the
activity chart.
2. Define the different levels of organization of matter and living things.
3. Give four examples of each level.
4. Give one example of a branch of biology that study at each level.
5. Do not fill in where x is present.
6. Turn in your work via discussion board per teacher instructions.
7. Each box is worth 2 points.

Levels of Organization
Level of
organization
Atom

Molecule

Cell
Tissues

Organs

Organ System

Organism

Population

Community

Definition of the
level of
organization
Basic unit of matter

The smallest unit

into which a
substance can be
divided in
Smallest unit of life
Material of which
animals or plants
are made,
consisting of
specialized cells
and their products.
Collection of
tissues joined in a
structural unit.
Group of organs
that work together
to perform one or
more functions.
Any living system.

The members of
the same species
that inhabit a
particular area.
All the populations
found in a

3 examples of
each level of
branch
Proton
Electron
Neutron
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
H20 (water)
N2 (Nitrogen)
CaO (calcium
oxide)
Human blood cell

Branch of biology

Biochemistry

Molecular Biology

Cell Biology

Connective Tissue
Muscle tissue
Nervous tissue

Histology

Liver
Kidney
Heart
Skeletal system
Muscular system
Nervous system

Morphology

Animals
Plants
Humans
Chinese, Mexican,
Italian.

Ecology

Gastroenterology

Evolutionary
biology

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particular area.
Ecosystem

Biosphere

Biological
community
together with the
associated abiotic
environment.
All the communities
on Earth whose
members exist in
air and water and
on land.

Forrest, Dessert
and Coral reefs.

Ecology

Forrest
Ponds
Fields