Specialized Cells

Question 1

Levels of Organization in Animal Bodies

Answer 1

1) Organism
2) Organ System
3) Organ
4) Tissue
5) Cell

Question 1

Organism

Answer 1

-An individual living thing, such as a plant, animal, bacterium, protist, or fungus

-Complex organisms are made up of many different organ systems working together

Question 2

organ system

Answer 2

-a system of one or more organs and structures that work together to perform a major vital function

examples:
-Circulatory system
-Respiratory system
-Digestive system
-nervous system
-musculoskeltal system

Question 3

organ

Answer 3

-structure composed of different tissues working together to perform a complex bodily function

-Some organs are part of more than one organ system

Question 4

tissue

Answer 4

-collection of similar cells that perform a particular, but limited function

-Each type of tissue contains many types of specialized cells

-each type of tissue is found in most organ systems

Question 5

4 major types of tissues

Answer 5

-epithelial tissue
-connective tissue
-muscle tissue
-nerve tissue

Question 6

cell

Answer 6

membrane-bound unit that contains the fundamental molecules of life and of which all living things are composed