7.SCI.13.B
Describe the hierarchical organization of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems within plants and animals.
Grade 7 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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hierarchical organizationcellstissuesorgansorgan systemsplantsanimals
Skills
- describe (the hierarchical organization of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems within plants and animals) #dok1
- identify (levels of biological organization within organisms) #dok1
- compare (hierarchical organization between plants and animals) #dok2
- explain (the relationships among cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems) #dok2
- analyze (how changes at one level of organization might impact overall function) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify the different levels of organization within living things (cells, tissues, organs, organ systems). #dok1
- I can describe how cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems are organized in plants and animals. #dok1
- I can compare the levels of organization in plants and animals. #dok2
- I can explain how cells group to form tissues, tissues form organs, and organs form systems. #dok2
- I can analyze how problems at the cellular or tissue level could affect organ and system function in an organism. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Living organisms are structured in a hierarchical organization from cells to organ systems.
- Understanding the organization of living things helps explain how structure supports function in plants and animals.
Essential Questions
- What is the hierarchical organization of living organisms?
- How do cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems work together in plants and animals?
- In what ways are the organizational structures of plants and animals similar and different?
- How might a problem at one level of biological organization impact the entire organism?
- Why is it important to understand how living things are organized?