LIVING THINGS Flashcards
CCILT: CHEMICAL ELEMENTS….
Found in living things are different from those found in non-living things
CCILT: LIVING THINGS HAVE….
Exclusive molecules which are not found in non-living things
CCILT: LIVING THINGS ARE….
Made of cells and perform various vital functions: nutrition….
LEVELS OF ORGANISATION FOUND IN MATTER
Atom –> molecule –> cell –> tissue –> organ –> system –> organism –> species –> population –> community –> ecosystem –> biosphere.
BIOELEMENTS
Are the units which living things are composed of
BIOMOLECULES
Bioelements join together to form differente biomolecules, biomolecules are what living things are made of.
CELLS
Are the functional and structural units of all living things
UNICELLULAR
An organism consisting of a single cell
MULTICELLULAR
An organism consisting of more than one cell
ATOM
The smallest unit of the matter
MOLECULE
A group of atoms
TISSUE
Group of similar cells with common specific functions
ORGAN
A group of tissues that does a particular job
SYSTEM
Groups of organs that work together
ORGANISM
A multicellular individual living things