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MoleculeG
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moleculesGenclosedGbyGaGfluidG"skin"GorGmembrane.GTheGsmallestGandGsimplestGentityGthatGposses
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OrganelleG
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GDNAGwithinGtheGcell.
MicroorganismG
GANS:GSixthGlevel.GSingle-
celledGlifeGform.GConsistsGofGjustGoneGcellGandGincludeGunicellularGorganismsGsuchGasGbacteriaGan
dGprotists.
TissueG
GANS:GSeventhGlevel.GFormedGwhenGsimilarGcellsGworkGtogetherGtoGfulfillGtheGsameGdetailedGfunct
ion.
OrganG
GANS:GEighthGlevel.GCollectionsGofGtissuesGthatGworkGtogetherGtoGcarryGoutGaGcommonGgeneralGfu
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OrganGSystemG
ANS:GNinthGlevel.GConsistsGofGfunctionallyGrelatedGorgans.GMammalsGhaveGmany.
G
OrganismG
,GANS:GTenthGLevel.GIndividualGlivingGentitiesGthatGsurviveGandGreproduceGasGaGunit.GForGexample,
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PopulationG
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G
CommunityG
GANS:GTwelfthGlevel.GPopulationsGcanGinteractGwithGeachGotherGinGpositiveGandGnegativeGways,Gan
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EcosystemG
GANS:GThirteenthGlevel.GConsistsGofGallGtheGlivingGthingsGinGaGparticularGareaGtogetherGwithGtheGab
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BiosphereG
GANS:GFourteenthGlevel.GTheGhighestGlevelGofGorganizationGinGlivingGsystems.GTheGcollectionGofGa
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EmergentGPropertiesG
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G
BiologyG
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GtheGwayGorganismsGinteractGwithGtheirGenvironments.
HomeostasisG
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G
NutrientG
ANS:GAnyGmatterGanGorganismGneedsGbutGcannotGmakeGforGitself.
G
EnergyG
GANS:GTheGcapacityGtoGdoGworkGorGtoGmakeGaGchangeGinGtheGlocation,Gtemperature,GorGstructureGo
fGmatter.GDoesGnotGhaveGmassGandGitGdoesGnotGtakeGupGspace,GbutGitGcanGbeGmeasuredGinGtermsGofG
whatGitGdoes.
GrowthG
ANS:GAnGincreaseGinGsize.
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DevelopmentG
GANS:GStructureGandGfunctionGchangeGinGanGorderlyGwayGasGanGorganismGpassesGthroughGitsGlifeGc
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ReproductionG
GANS:GOccursGwhenGanGindividualGorganismGpassesGonGitsGgeneticGinformationGtoGaGnewlyGindepe
ndentGorganism,GorGoffspring.