Organizational Hierarchy - Biology
- Spry Toooltips -Rool the cursor over the terms in "level of organization" to see sample photos (courtesy of Wikipedia and the author, N. Herr)
- Form fields (enter data in the cells.)
- You may wish to perform this activity using the attached worksheet.
Level of Organization |
Example set 1 |
Analogy |
Analogy Example |
fundamental particles |
book |
biology book |
|
subatomic particles |
desk |
3rd desk |
|
atoms |
|
row |
5th row |
micromolecules |
|
room |
second room |
macromolecules |
|
hall |
east hall |
molecular assemblies |
|
wing |
north wing |
organelles |
|
floor |
3rd floor |
cells |
|
building |
science building |
tissues |
|
campus |
CSUN |
| organs |
|
community |
Northridge |
organ systems |
|
city |
Los Angeles |
organisms |
|
county |
L.A. County |
populations |
|
state |
California |
communities |
|
country |
USA |
ecosystems |
|
continent |
North America |
biomes |
|
hemisphere |
W. Hemisphere |
biosphere |
|
planet |
Earth |
