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16 Cards in this Set
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a degree of organism complexity; organisms in this level are either unicellular or colonial |
cellular level |
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organisms that live in a group called a colony |
colonial |
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the maturation of a cell for a specific function |
differentiation |
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the work being divided up into specialized tasks as in a cell or society |
division of labor |
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a very long, contracting cell which makes up the muscles of our body |
muscle fiber |
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a group of tissues working together as a unit for a particular purpose in the body |
organ |
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a degree of organism complexity; organisms at this level have their cells arranged into organs |
organ level |
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the highest level of complexity of a living thing in which the systems work together for the good of the whole; any living thing must be considered to have reached this level |
organism level |
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the limiting of a function of a cell to a specific function |
specialization |
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a group of organs working together for a common purpose |
system |
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a degree of organism complexity; organisms at this level have their cells arranged into systems |
system level |
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a group of cells working together to perform a particular task |
tissue |
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a degree of organism complexity; organisms at this level have their cells arranged into tissues |
tissue level |
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protects our bodies from disease; may eat bacteria via phagocytosis; create antibodies |
leukocytes |
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contains hemoglobin, but no nuclei |
red blood cells |
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does not contain hemoglobin, contains nuclei |
white blood cells |
