levels of biological organization F1.4 Flashcards
all the environments on earth that are inhabited by life:
biosphere
biosphere includes
most regions of land, water, and atmosphere up to several kilometers
consists of all the living things in a particular area, along with the nonliving components of the environment that interact like soil, water, gases, light etc. :
ecosystems
the entire array of living organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem:
biological community
all the individuals of a species living within the colds of a specified area:
population
individual living things:
organisms
a body part consisting of two or more tissues and carries out a specific function in the body:
organ
a group of similar cells:
tissue
life’s fundamental unit of structure and function:
cells
various functional components that makeup cells:
organelles
a chemical structure consisting of two or more small chemical units called atoms:
molecules
in order->
biosphere ecosystem communities populations organisms organs and organ systems tissues cells organelles molecules