Module 2
Module 2
CONTENT STANDARD:
The learners demonstrate understanding the different levels of biological organization.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD:
The learners should be able to employ appropriate techniques using the compound microscope to
gather data about very small objects.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to:
1. Identify the levels of organization from cell to biosphere;
2. Describe the different levels of biological organization from cell to biosphere; and
3. Explain how each level of organization affect each other.
Living things are highly organized and structured, following a hierarchy that can be examined on a
scale from small to large. Levels of organization are structures in nature, usually defined by part-whole
relationships, with things at higher levels being composed of things at the next lower level.
BIOSPHERE
CELL
TISSUE ECOSYSTEM
COMMUNITY
ORGANS
ORGANISM
CELL
The cell is the basic membrane – bound unit that contains
the fundamental molecules of life and of which all living things
are composed. Cell are of two types:
1. Prokaryotic cell – single cell e.g, bacteria
2. Eukaryotic cell – singled cell or multicellular e.g,
plant cell and animal cell
TISSUE
Tissues are groups of cells that have a similar structure and act together to perform a specific
function. The word tissue comes from a form of an old French verb meaning “to weave”. There are four
different types of tissues in animals: connective, muscle, nervous, and epithelial. In plants, tissues are
divided into three types: vascular, ground, and epidermal.
ORGANS
Organ is a group of tissues in a living organism that
have been adapted to perform a specific function. For
example, the heart contains muscle tissue that contracts to
pump blood, fibrous tissue that makes up the heart valves,
and special cells that maintain the rate and rhythm of
heartbeats. The eye contains muscle cells that open and
close the pupil, clear cells that make up the lens and
cornea, cells that produce the fluid within the eye, cells that
sense light, and nerve cells that conduct impulses to the
brain.
ORGAN SYSTEM
An organ system is a group of organs that work
together to perform a certain function in an organism’s
body. Most animals and plants have organs, which are self-
contained groups of tissues such as the heart that work
together to perform one function. Humans and other
mammals have many organ systems. An example of an
organ system is the circulatory system, which includes the
heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries. The human body has
11 different organ systems.
THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
ORGANISM
Organisms are made up of group of organ systems. For
example, humans are made up of group of organ systems
such as nervous system, circulatory system, respiratory
system, digestive system, integumentary system, muscular
system, urinary system, skeletal system, endocrine system,
reproductive system and immune system. Plants are made
up of two organ system such as the shoot system and the
root system
POPULATION
Population is a number of all the organisms of the same
group or species who live in a particular geographical
area and are capable of interbreeding. For example, group
of human being living in a particular area.
COMMUNITY
Community is a group of organisms or populations
living and interacting with one another in a particular
environment. For example, group of human beings, plants and animals living and interacting with one
another in a particular environment.
ECOSYSTEM
An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in
conjunction with the nonliving components of their
environment, interacting as a system.
These biotic and abiotic components are linked together
through nutrient cycles and energy flows.
BIOSPHERE
Biosphere, relatively thin life-supporting stratum of
Earth’s surface, extending from a few kilometers into the
atmosphere to the deep-sea vents of the ocean. The
biosphere is a global ecosystem composed of living
organisms (biota) and the abiotic (nonliving) factors from
which they derive energy and nutrients.
ACTIVITY 1:
Direction. Classify what level of biological organization are the following pictures.
GUIDE QUESTION:
1. What do you think will happen to the organism if one level is injured or diseased?