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    This document discusses the different levels of organization within multicellular organisms, including cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. Cells are the basic building blocks and come together to form tissues made of similar cell types that perform specific functions. Tissues then combine to create organs made of multiple tissue types that carry out important jobs. Organ systems are groups of organs that work interdependently to perform vital processes like circulation and digestion necessary to sustain life. All levels depend on each other through constant coordination to maintain organismal homeostasis.

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    This document discusses the different levels of organization within multicellular organisms, including cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. Cells are the basic building blocks and come together to form tissues made of similar cell types that perform specific functions. Tissues then combine to create organs made of multiple tissue types that carry out important jobs. Organ systems are groups of organs that work interdependently to perform vital processes like circulation and digestion necessary to sustain life. All levels depend on each other through constant coordination to maintain organismal homeostasis.

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    This document discusses the different levels of organization within multicellular organisms, including cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. Cells are the basic building blocks and come together to form tissues made of similar cell types that perform specific functions. Tissues then combine to create organs made of multiple tissue types that carry out important jobs. Organ systems are groups of organs that work interdependently to perform vital processes like circulation and digestion necessary to sustain life. All levels depend on each other through constant coordination to maintain organismal homeostasis.

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    The text describes the different levels of organization in multicellular organisms from cells to organ systems and how they work interdependently to carry out life processes.

    Cells are organized into tissues through the grouping of similar cells that perform the same function. There are four main types of tissues: epithelial, muscle, nervous and connective tissues.

    An organ is a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function, while an organ system is a group of organs that work cooperatively to perform a vital function in the body.

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    LEVELING OUT THE


    LEVELS OF
    ORGANIZATION
    Every minute of the day, even when
    asleep, an organisms body is busy at
    work. In complex animals such as
    vertebrates, blood is being pumped
    through blood vessels by the heart.
    Air is being pushed into and out of the body by the lungs. In the organisms
    intestines food is being absorbed. Nerves are sending signals from the brain
    to all of the other parts of the animals body. All of these activities are
    necessary to regulate the processes of an organisms body.
    In order to perform all of the life activities, the work of keeping the organism
    alive is divided among the different parts of its body. Each part has a specific
    job to do. As each separate structure performs its specific function, it works
    in harmony with all the other parts to keep the living thing healthy and alive.
    The groupings of these specific structures within the organism are called
    levels of organization. The levels of organization in a multicellular living
    thing may include cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
    Cells
    Living things are made of different cells, which are the
    building blocks of life. Just as a house is made of many
    bricks, a multicellular organism is made up of many
    cells. Each of the trillions of cells in a multicellular
    organism carries out a specific task. Cells come in all
    shapes and sizes. There are box-shaped cells, round
    cells, and thin, elongated cells. Regardless of their
    particular size and shape, cells work together to keep the
    multicellular organism alive. Some cells that might be
    found within living things include blood cells, muscle cells, and
    nerve cells.
    Tissues
    An organisms body is a masterpiece of timing
    and organization. Its many cells work together
    to keep a complex organism alive. To help
    accomplish this task, the cells that make up an
    organism are organized into tissues. A tissue is
    a group of similar cells that perform the same
    function. For example, muscle tissue can
    contract to move different parts of the
    organisms body. When you focus your eyes on

    this page, you are using muscle tissue. There are 4 categories of tissues
    (shown in the picture) in those categories are also tissues like bone, blood,
    skin and fat.
    Organs
    Just as cells join together to form tissues, different types
    of tissues combine to form organs. An organ is a group of
    different tissues with a specific job. The heart, stomach,
    and brain are familiar examples of organs that can be
    found in many different organisms. Did you know that
    the eye, skin, and tongue are also organs? The heart is
    an example of an organ made up of four different types of
    tissues. All four tissues types work together to enable the
    heart to pump blood throughout the organism.
    Organ

    Systems

    Many

    times a complicated organ like the heart is not adequate


    enough to perform a series of specialized jobs within
    the organism. In these cases, an organ system is
    needed. An organ system is a group of organs that
    work together to perform a specific job. For example,
    your body can work as it does because it is made up
    many organ systems such as the skeletal, muscular,
    circulatory, and digestive systems. Although each
    system performs a special function for the organisms
    body, no one system acts alone.

    of

    Organism
    Each organ system contributes to the constant teamwork that keeps the
    organism alive. The different organ systems work
    together and
    depend on one another to maintain
    homeostasis. A complex organism is composed of
    cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. The
    interactions among these levels of organization enable
    the organism to carry out its life processes.
    So, whether it is an ant, a dog, an elephant, or a human, it should be clear
    that each organism has different levels of organization, which perform
    specialized jobs. However, each level is also dependent on the activities of
    other levels to keep the organism alive.
    Adapted from: Prentice Hall Science: Human Biology and

    Health

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