Levels Of Organisation Flashcards

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Use?

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Allows efficient systems for exchanging and transporting materials

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Atom

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Smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist

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Molecule

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A group of atoms bonded together; the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction

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Macromolecule

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A molecule containing a very large number of atoms

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Organelle

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Structures that carry out specific processes that cells need to survive

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Cell

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Smallest functional unit of life capable of independent existence

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Tissue

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Collection of similar cells that perform a common function

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Organ

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A collection of tissues working together to perform a particular function

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Organ system

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A number of organs working together to perform an overall life function

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Organism

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An entire living being that can carry out life processes

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