7-4 The Diversity of Cellular Life

All living things made of cells BUT… organisms can be very different.

UNICELLULAR

MULTICELLULAR

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MULTICELLULAR ORGANISM don’t just contain MANY CELLS.

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They have different kinds of cells doing different jobs

Cells in a multi-cellular organism become SPECIALIZED by turning different genes on and off

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Cell Specialization =DIFFERENTIATION

Ex: SPECIALIZED ANIMAL CELLS

Muscle cells

Red blood cells

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http://www.mlms.logan.k12.ut.us/~ajohnson/Cells.html

Cheek cells

Ex: Specialized Plant cells

Guard cells

Xylem cells

Pollen

Guard cells: http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/courses/img/Botany_130/Diversity/Bryophytes/Anthoceros/Guard_cells.jpgXylem: http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/images/130/Secondary_Growth/Woody_Stems/Tilia_Stem/Secondary_Growth/One_Year_Stem/Primary_xylem_MC.jpgPollen: http://www.uic.edu/classes/bios/bios100/labs/pollen.jpg

________ __________ ___________ATOMS MOLECULES ORGANELLES

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Hierarchy of Living things

____________ ____________ CELLS TISSUES

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Similar cells working together

___________ __________ ___________ORGANS

ORGAN SYSTEMS ORGANISM

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Different tissuesworking together

Different organsworking together