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Chapter 1.  Introduction:  Themes in the  Study of Life-

1.1 The Living World is a Hierarchy

Now lets focus on biology.- Read Fig. 1.2, The hierarchy of biological organization in your text, apply this knowledge to answer the following 10 questions in the table below.  For each question match the terms (1-10) with the most appropriate letter from the diagram.  To get you started, "organism" would best match with the tiger, i.e. "h." 

Assignment:  Print this page, fill in the blanks with your answers, and bring to class.  If you have difficulty printing the page, put your answers on a sheet of paper.  If you need help in interpreting this picture, read Figure 1.2 on page 3 of your textbook.
 

Quiz #1:  Interpreting the Hierarchy
_h_1.  organism ___6.  organ
___2.  community ___7.  tissue 
___3.  atom ___8.  cell
___4.  molecule ___9.  organelle (e.g. nucleus)
___5.  organ system ___10.ecosystem
Figure 2.1
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Fig. 2.1 from text:  Biology, 5th Edition, Copyright Addison, Wesley, Longman 1995
 

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