The Organisation of Life

• Organisms

  • Made up of cells, which form tissues, organs and organ systems.
• Cell


  • Building block of life, made up of organelles
  • Different cells do different jobs
• Organelle


  structure in a cell that carries a particular role
• Tissue


  group of cells that work together
• Organ

  • group of tissues that work together
• System

  • group of organs that work together
• Organism

  • the result of all systems working together
• Order of the organisation of life

  1. organelle
  2. cell
  3. tissue
  4. organ
  5. system
  6. organism
• Organism


  living thing
• The Characteristics of Life

  7 common features that tell us something is living
• The 7 characteristics of life

  1. movement
  2. respiration
  3. response
  4. growth
  5. reproduction
  6. excretion
  7. nutrition