Saturday 24 February 2018

Section 2 a) Specification

2.1 describe the levels of organisation within organisms: organelles, cells, tissues, organs and systems.

Organelles are the specialised structures within a cell that carry out a specific function, e.g. the nucleus, vacuole, etc. They are the smallest level of organisation within an organism.

Cells are made up of organelles and are the smallest unit of life, the "building blocks", if you will, e.g. nerve cells, muscle cells, etc.

Tissues are made up of the lots of the same type of cell working together to carry out a specific function, e.g. palisade mesophyll, nervous tissue, etc.

Organs are groups of tissues working together to carry out a specific function in an organism, e.g. the brain, a leaf, etc.

Organ systems are a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions, e.g. the nervous system, circulatory system, etc.

Organisms are entire living things that carry out the functions of MRS GREN, e.g. human, cactus

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