Question

homework
part 4: analogies - now, time to work independently! remember how an analogy compares two things? for example, a cell is like a brick because they are both building blocks for big things.
practice your understanding of the human body’s organization by completing the following analogies. do this by matching the levels of organization of the human body – cell, tissue, organ, organ system, whole body – to the appropriate part of the analogy.
example: city
brick: cell
house: tissue
neighborhood: organ
system city block: organ
whole city: organism
school
__________: cell
__________: tissue
__________: organ
__________: organ system
__________: organism
usa
__________: cell
__________: tissue
__________: organ
__________: organ system
__________: organism
your own example ______________________
__________: cell
__________: tissue
__________: organ
__________: organ system
__________: organism
book (challenge – add two levels that are smaller than a cell)
__________:
__________:
__________: cell
__________: tissue
__________: organ
__________: organ system
__________: organism

Explanation:

SCHOOL

• : Cell: Desk (A desk is a basic unit, like a cell in the body)
• : Tissue: Classroom (A group of desks (cells) form a classroom (tissue))
• : Organ: Department (A group of classrooms (tissue) form a department (organ))
• : Organ System: School Building (A group of departments (organs) form a school building (organ system))
• : Organism: School (The whole school building (organ system) forms the school (organism))

USA

• : Cell: Citizen (A citizen is a basic unit, like a cell)
• : Tissue: Family (A group of citizens (cells) form a family (tissue))
• : Organ: City (A group of families (tissue) form a city (organ))
• : Organ System: State (A group of cities (organs) form a state (organ system))
• : Organism: USA (The whole state (organ system) forms the USA (organism))

YOUR OWN EXAMPLE (e.g., a Forest)

• : Cell: Tree (A tree is a basic unit, like a cell)
• : Tissue: Grove (A group of trees (cells) form a grove (tissue))
• : Organ: Forest Section (A group of groves (tissue) form a forest section (organ))
• : Organ System: Forest Ecosystem (A group of forest sections (organs) form a forest ecosystem (organ system))
• : Organism: Forest (The whole forest ecosystem (organ system) forms the forest (organism))

BOOK (Challenge)

• Smaller than Cell 1: Letter (Smallest unit, like molecules in a cell)
• Smaller than Cell 2: Word (Group of letters, like organelles in a cell)
• : Cell: Sentence (Group of words, like a cell)
• : Tissue: Paragraph (Group of sentences, like tissue)
• : Organ: Chapter (Group of paragraphs, like an organ)
• : Organ System: Book Part (Group of chapters, like organ system)
• : Organism: Book (The whole book part (organ system) forms the book (organism))

Answer:

SCHOOL

• : Cell: Desk (A desk is a basic unit, like a cell in the body)
• : Tissue: Classroom (A group of desks (cells) form a classroom (tissue))
• : Organ: Department (A group of classrooms (tissue) form a department (organ))
• : Organ System: School Building (A group of departments (organs) form a school building (organ system))
• : Organism: School (The whole school building (organ system) forms the school (organism))

USA

• : Cell: Citizen (A citizen is a basic unit, like a cell)
• : Tissue: Family (A group of citizens (cells) form a family (tissue))
• : Organ: City (A group of families (tissue) form a city (organ))
• : Organ System: State (A group of cities (organs) form a state (organ system))
• : Organism: USA (The whole state (organ system) forms the USA (organism))

YOUR OWN EXAMPLE (e.g., a Forest)

• : Cell: Tree (A tree is a basic unit, like a cell)
• : Tissue: Grove (A group of trees (cells) form a grove (tissue))
• : Organ: Forest Section (A group of groves (tissue) form a forest section (organ))
• : Organ System: Forest Ecosystem (A group of forest sections (organs) form a forest ecosystem (organ system))
• : Organism: Forest (The whole forest ecosystem (organ system) forms the forest (organism))

BOOK (Challenge)

• Smaller than Cell 1: Letter (Smallest unit, like molecules in a cell)
• Smaller than Cell 2: Word (Group of letters, like organelles in a cell)
• : Cell: Sentence (Group of words, like a cell)
• : Tissue: Paragraph (Group of sentences, like tissue)
• : Organ: Chapter (Group of paragraphs, like an organ)
• : Organ System: Book Part (Group of chapters, like organ system)
• : Organism: Book (The whole book part (organ system) forms the book (organism))