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1. Slide 1: Levels of Organization
2. Slide 2: Why do we need to learn about levels of organization? • Helps us to understand how our world fits together • Helps us to organize the structures of living systems and how they all work together
3. Slide 3: Organelles • “little organs” • These are various small structures inside of the cell that perform specific functions • Examples include mitochondria, nucleus, and Golgi body
4. Slide 4: Cell •Basic unit of structure & function in life
5. Slide 5: Tissue • A group of the same kind of cells working together.
6. Slide 6: Organs • Tissues that work together
7. Slide 7: Organ Systems • Organs that work together.
8. Slide 8: Organism • Entire living things (organisms) • Usually made of systems but may be a single cell.
9. Slide 9: Population • Same type of organism living together. •This term is often used to describe the size of a group of organisms.
10. Slide 10: Community • Several populations living together and interacting in some way. A community of Zebra, Wildebeest, Gazelle, and Lion populations in the Serengeti of Africa
11. Slide 11: Ecosystem • All of the communities in an area and the abiotic factors that affect them