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Science
Quarter 2 – Module 3
Levels of Biological
Organization:
Cell to Biosphere

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Science– Grade 7
Quarter 2 – Module 3: Levels of Biological Organization: Cell to Biosphere

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 Self-Learning Learning Module for Junior High School Learners

LESSON
Levels of Biological Organization: Cell to Biosphere

There are varied kinds of living things inhabiting the earth.

Minute or big, living organisms are connected to one another.

Getting to know the different levels of biological

organization will help us to learn what living things are
made of.
Read the concepts and perform the activities
prepared for you in this module.
At the end of the module, you should be able to:

Describe the different levels of biological organization from cell to

biosphere. (S7LT-IIc-3)

• Identify the different levels of biological organization;

• Describe the different levels of biological organization
from cell to biosphere;
• Determine the relationship of the different levels of
biological organization; and
• Give example/s of the levels of biological organization.

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 Directions: Identify what is asked or described in each item then write
the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

1. What is the basic unit of life?

a. organ
b. organ system
c. cell
d. tissue

2. Heart, liver, stomach, and skin are examples of ________________.

a. organs
b. tissues
c. atoms
d. molecules

3. In an organism, what do you call the system that is composed of a group of organs
that cooperate in order to carry out a particular function?
a. Tissue
b. Organ
c. Organism
d. Organ system

4. Which of the following differentiates organs from tissues?

a. Organs and tissues are made up of cells.
b. Tissues make up organs; cells make up tissues.
c. Organs make up tissues; tissues make up organs.
d. Organs and tissues make up an organ system.

5. What is the most complex level of biological organization?

a. Community
b. Biosphere
c. Population
d. Ecosystem
Hi! How did you find the test?
Please check your answers using the answer key section
and see how you fared. Don’t worry if you got a low score,
this just means that there are more concepts that you can
learn from this module. So, hop on!

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 Part I: Word Scrambles
Direction: Rearrange the letters in the correct order to form a word
associated to levels of biological organization. Use the given picture
as clue. Write your answer on the space provided.

Biodiversity a-z. "Biospehere." https://www.biodiversitya-z.org/.

December 17, 2019. https://www.biodiversitya-
BIOLOGY, MODULE 6, The Levels of Biological Organization, z.org/content/biosphere (accessed July 31, 2020).
Project EASE, page 13

1. LELC - ______________ 2. IOBSEPRHE - ______________

Staff, SooToday. 2019. SOOTODAY.com. january 29. Accessed

October 20, 2020. https://www.sootoday.com/local-
entertainment/take-a-trip-under-the-sea-with-korah-
BIOLOGY, MODULE 6, The Levels of Biological Organization, musical-theatre-1215838.
Project EASE, page 16

3. SITUESS - ______________ 4. METYSSOCE - ______________

Susan Richey-Smith. "123RF." https://www.123rf.com/. n.d.

BIOLOGY, MODULE 6, The Levels of Biological Organization,
https://www.123rf.com/photo_87966251_large-
Project EASE, page 17
group-of-african-safari-animals-composited-
together-in-a-scene-of-the-grasslands-of-kenya-
.html (accessed August 11, 2020).

5. ORNAG - ______________ 6. TYUNIMCOM - ______________

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 BIOLOGY, MODULE 6, The Levels of Biological Organization,
Project EASE, page 19

Blog at WordPress.com. "12 organ systems of human body."

http://kindnesscotland.co.uk/. n.d.
http://kindnesscotland.co.uk/c/b0ed859b0b4dd246b
debcc72b24224d1 (accessed July 31, 2020).

7. GANOR SYSTEM - ______________ 8. TIONALUPOP - ______________

Jason Ward. "Audubon." https://www.audubon.org/. April 12, 2017.

https://www.audubon.org/news/are-you-listening-
bird-mimic-or-real-deal (accessed August 11, 2020).

9. MISGANROS - _____________

Since you were able to identify the various levels of biological organizations,
you are now ready to test what you have learned. Do your best to accomplish the next
task.

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 Part II: Matching Type
Direction: Match the word in Column A with the description in Column
B.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

a. All of the life on earth and all of the

1. CELL
places where life exists.
2. BIOSPHERE
b. It is the basic unit of life.
3. ORGAN SYSTEMS
c. A group of associated, similarly
4. TISSUES
structured cells that perform specialized
5. ORGANISM
functions.
6. ECOSYSTEM
d. A relatively self-contained, dynamic
7. POPULATION
system composed of a natural community
8. ORGANS
along with its physical environment.
9. COMMUNITY
e. A group of tissues that carries a
particular function.
f. An assemblage of many populations
occupying a given area at a given time
interval.
g. A group of organs that cooperate in to
carry out a particular function for the
organism.
h. Composed of all organisms of one type
occupying a particular area.
i. An individual living thing.

Biology is the study of life. Since the concept of life is a broad topic, scientists broke
it down into several levels of organization to study it easier. These levels start from the
smallest unit of life and work up to the largest and most broad category.

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Direction: Arrange the different levels of biological organization from
simplest to complex. Base your answer from the definition of each
level in the matching type test above. Write your answer inside the
box.

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Guide questions:

1. Which among the levels of biological organization is the simplest? How about the
complex?
___________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
2. Does the organization show the same characteristics in each successive level (from
the cell to biosphere level?
___________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
3. How does the first level affect the next level of biological organization?
___________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
4. Does the use of pesticide affect the levels of biological organization? How?
___________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

You have just identified the simplest and complex levels of biological organization.
Remember that it is also important to know how these levels are related to one another.

Cell

A cell is the basic unit of life. There are two kinds of cells: plant cells, which have a
rigid cell wall made of cellulose molecules, and animal cells, which have flexible cell
membranes.

Tissue

Tissue is made of cells that work together to perform a certain task. Muscle tissue,
connective tissue, and neural tissue are some types of tissue. Histologists are an example
of biologists who work at this level.

Organ

An organ is a system of tissues that work together on a larger scale to do certain jobs
within an animal's body. Examples of organs are the brain, heart, and lungs. Anatomy is an
example of biology especially concerned with this level.

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Organ System

An organ system is a group of organs that work together to perform specific bodily
functions. The respiratory system, for example, uses the lungs, airways and respiratory
muscles to inhale oxygen and release carbon dioxide in animals. Physiologists study the
function of parts of the body as they work together.

Organism

An organism is a recognizable, self-contained individual. Organisms can

be unicellular organisms such as bacteria or amoebae, or multi-cellular organisms
comprised of organs and organ systems. A human being is an example of a multi-cellular
organism.

Population

A population is a group of multiple organisms of the same species within a specific

area. For example, a pride of lions in Kenya, Africa, is a population.

Community

A community consists of all the different species within a certain area. The population
of lions in Kenya, plus the populations of gazelles, giraffes, elephants, dung beetles, and all
other species in that area, add up to a community.

Ecosystem

An ecosystem is made up of all the communities in a certain area, as well as all the
non-living, physical components of the environment. Rocks, water and dirt are a part of an
ecosystem. Ecologists may study populations, communities, or whole ecosystems.

Biosphere

The biosphere is all of the ecosystems on Earth added together. Every animal, plant,
bacteria, rock, and molecule is a part of the Earth's biosphere. Non-biologists, such as
meteorologists and geologists, may join biologists to answer questions at this level of biology
organization.

Direction: Complete the table on the next page.

Column 1 - write the different levels of biological organization
and arrange it from simple to the most complex
Column 2 - in your own words describe each level of biological
organization
Column 3 - provide one example in words or illustration for
each level of organization.

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 LEVELS OF DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES
BIOLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION

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 Direction: Identify the level of organization shown in each
picture.

BIOLOGY, MODULE 6, Thehttps://www.123rf.com/.

Levels of Biological Organization, Biology Online. "https://www.biologyonline.com/." Biology
Richey-Smith, Susan. "123RF." n.d. simplylife. 2017. steemit. Accessed 0ctober 20, 2020.
Project EASE, page 20 Online. n.d.
https://steemit.com/science/@simplifylife
https://www.biologyonline.com/dictionary/co
/introduction-to-kidneys.
mmunity-biology (accessed July 31, 2020).

1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________

BIOLOGY, MODULE 6, The Levels of Biological Organization, BIOLOGY, MODULE 6, The Levels of Biological Organization,
BIOLOGY, MODULE 6, The Levels of Biological Organization,
Project EASE, page 24 Project EASE, page 16
Project EASE, page 13

4. ______________ 5. ______________ 6. ______________

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 Benjamin A. Ochoa 2017. The Body Economic. January
8. Accessed October 20, 2020.
http://law451.com/2017/01/the-body-
economic/.
Stuart Swineford. "Relish Studio." The Marketing Ecosystem. 2020.
https://relishstudio.com/blog/strategy/the-marketing-
ck-12. "ck-12." 12.15 Biosphere. 2020. ecosystem/ (accessed July 31, 2020).
https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-
middle-school-life-science-
2.0/section/12.15/primary/lesson/the-
biosphere-ms-ls (accessed July 31, 2020).

7. ______________ 8. ______________ 9. ______________

The following terms used in this module are defined as follows:

Biology - defined as the science of life.

Levels of Biological 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
Multicellular – an organism having or consisting of many cells
Unicellular – also known as single-celled organism, that consisting of a single cell
Multiple Choice:
Directions: Identify what is asked or described in each item then
write the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which is the correct sequence from simplest to complex levels of biological

organization?
a. Cell-tissue-organs-organsystem-biosphere-population-community-ecosystem-
organism
b. Cell-tissue-organs-organsystem-organism-community-ecosystem-population-
biosphere
c. Cell-tissue-organs-organsystem-organism-population-community-ecosystem-
biosphere
d. Cell-tissue-organs-organsystem-organism-community-population-ecosystem-
biosphere

2. What is the simplest level of biological organization?

a. Tissue
b. Organ
c. Organism
d. Cell

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3. Animals, plants, fungi, and algae are examples of
a. Tissue
b. Cell
c. Organisms
d. Organs

4. When many organ systems work together it can form

a. Cells
b. Organism
c. Organ
d. Organ system

5. It is a life-supporting stratum of the earth’s surface, covering a few kilometres into the
atmosphere to the deep-sea vents of the ocean.
a. Population
b. Biosphere
c. Community
d. Ecosystem

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TRY THIS
1. c 4. b
2. a 5. b
3. d

DO THIS (Part I: Word Scrambles)

1. CELL 6. COMMUNITY
2. BIOSPHERE 7. ORGAN SYSTEM
3. TISSUE 8. POPULATION
4. ECOSYSTEM 9. ORGANISMS
5. ORGAN

DO THIS (Part II: Matching Type)

1. b 4. c 7. h
2. a 5. i 8. e
3. g 6. d 9. f
EXPLORE
CELL POPULATION
TISSUES COMMUNITY
ORGANS ECOSYSTEM
ORGAN SYSTEMS BIOSPHERE
ORGANISMS

APPLY WHAT YOU HAVELEARNED

LEVELS OF DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES

BIOLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION

CELL It is the basic unit of life Red blood cell, fat cells,
neurons, plant cell

TISSUE A group of associated, similarly structured Muscle tissue, connective

cells that perform specialized functions. tissue

ORGANS A group of tissues that carries a particular Heart, liver, stomach

function.

ORGAN SYSTEM A group of organs that cooperate in to carry Respiratory system,

out a particular function for the organism circulatory system

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ORGANISM An individual living thing Human, dog, cat

POPULATION Compose of all organisms of one type People living in a barangay,

occupying a particular area. school of fish in a pond

COMMUNITY An assemblage of many populations Forest, pond, estuary

occupying a given area at a given time
interval

ECOSYSTEM A relatively self-contained, dynamic system Rivers, lakes, oceans

composed of a natural community along
with its physical environment

BIOSPHERE All of life on earth and all of the places where Answers may vary.
life exists.

REINFORCEMENT

1. POPULATION 6. TISSUE
2. ORGAN 7. BIOSPHERE
3. COMMUNITY 8. ORGAN SYSTEM
4. CELL 9. ECOSYSTEM
5. ORGANISM

ASSESS WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED

1. c
2. d
3. c
4. d
5. b

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Grade 7 Science DLP-Region V pp.98-110
BIOLOGY, MODULE 6, The Levels of Biological Organization, Project EASE
Science Learners’ Module
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https://www.biodiversitya-z.org/content/biosphere (accessed July 31, 2020).
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https://www.biologyonline.com/dictionary/community-biology (accessed July 31,
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n.d. http://kindnesscotland.co.uk/c/b0ed859b0b4dd246bdebcc72b24224d1
(accessed July 31, 2020).
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