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Module 6. Levels of Biological Organization

The document discusses the different levels of biological organization from cells to the biosphere. It begins with cells, which make up tissues, organs, and organ systems within individual organisms. Populations of organisms comprise communities within ecosystems. Multiple interconnected ecosystems together form the biosphere, the highest level of biological organization that encompasses all life on Earth. The levels are interdependent, with each relying on the others to exist.

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Module 6. Levels of Biological Organization

The document discusses the different levels of biological organization from cells to the biosphere. It begins with cells, which make up tissues, organs, and organ systems within individual organisms. Populations of organisms comprise communities within ecosystems. Multiple interconnected ecosystems together form the biosphere, the highest level of biological organization that encompasses all life on Earth. The levels are interdependent, with each relying on the others to exist.

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SCIENCE 7 UNIT 2: THE LIVING THINGS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

MODULE 6: LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this module, the students must be able to:
• Describe the different levels of biological organization from cell to biosphere

I. Introduction

Life forms exist all over the Earth from the simplest microorganisms to complex
organisms such as plants and animals. How do we know what are living things? How can we
distinguish them from non-living things? Life itself is a unique characteristic of living things.
Biology is the science of life. The science that deals with structures, functions, and relationships
of living things and their environment. The body of a complex organism such as plants and
animals are arranged into hierarchical organization. It is an orderly sequence of how living things
are arranged. It is arranged into organismic or individual level and biosphere level.

A. Organismic or Individual Level

The level of organization of life starts with a cell. The cell is the basic unit of life that is
capable of carrying out all the functions of living things. A group of distinct and similar cells
performing a specific function forms a tissue. Examples of tissues in plants are parenchyma,
collenchyma, and sclerenchyma tissues. Animal tissues are epithelial, connective, muscular,
and nervous tissue. A group of tissues carrying out a particular function forms an organ. An
organ is a structural unit of two or more tissues organized in a specific way and capable of
carrying out specific tasks. For example, the heart is made up of different tissues that enable it
to perform the task of pumping blood to all parts of the body. Two or more organs and other
components interact physically, chemically, or both in a common task constitutes an organ
system. For example, in the vertebrate circulatory system, the force generated by a beating
heart (an organ) moves blood (a tissue) through blood vessels (organs), thereby transporting
gases and solutes to and from all body cells.

Cell Tissue Organ Organ System Organism

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An organism is a collection of different organ systems that work together to bring about
various life activities. The human body is made up of several organ systems that work together
as one unit. It is important to note that these systems don’t just exist as individual units. The final
product of these cooperating systems in one unit called the body. Each system depends on the
others, either directly or indirectly to keep the body functioning normally.
B. Biosphere Level
The biosphere level of organization starts from an organism or individual that is a part
of population. A population is a group of organisms of the same species occupying any given
area. Examples are school of fish, herd of cattle, colony of ants. All of the populations that live
in a particular area make up a community. All the living things together with the nonliving
environment make up an ecosystem. All the different ecosystems interact and form a
biosphere - the part of the Earth, including all the land, water, and air where living things can
be found. Biosphere is also referred to as the world of life.

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The levels of organization of life are interrelated with one another. One cannot exist
without the others. This interrelatedness of the levels of organization of life shows that
organisms are dependent on one another. Indeed, no organism lives alone.

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