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Life Science: Structure and function in living systems Grades 5-8, page 156 Specialized cells perform specialized functions in multicellular organisms.
Groups of specialized cells cooperate to form a tissue, such as a muscle.
Different tissues are in turn grouped together to form larger functional
units, called organs. Each type of cell, tissue, and organ has a distinct
structure and set of functions that serve the organism as a whole.
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Benchmark 5C The Living Environment:
Cells
Grades 6-8, page 112
All living things are composed of cells, from just one to many millions,
whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. Different
body tissues and organs are made up of different kinds of cells. The cells
in similar tissues and organs in other animals are similar to those in
human beings but differ somewhat from cells found in plants.
Benchmark 5C The Living Environment:
Cells
Grades 6-8, page 112
Cells continually divide to make more cells for growth and repair.
Various organs and tissues function to serve the needs of cells for food,
air, and waste removal.
Benchmark 5C The Living Environment:
Cells
Grades 6-8, page 112
Within cells, many of the basic functions of organisms--such as extracting
energy from food and getting rid of waste--are carried out. The way in
which cells function is similar in all living organisms.
Benchmark 5C The Living Environment:
Cells
Grades 9-12, page 113
Within the cell are specialized parts for the transport of materials,
energy capture and release, protein building, waste disposal, information
feedback, and even movement. In addition to these basic cellular functions
common to all cells, most cells in multicellular organisms perform some
special functions that others do not.
Benchmark 6C The Human Organism: Basic
Functions
Grades 6-8, page 137
Organs and organ systems are composed of cells and help to provide
all cells with basic needs.