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| An approach where we zoom in at ever-finer resolutions, which reduces complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study. |
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| Consists of all life on Earth and all the places where life exists. |
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| Consists of all the living things in a particular area, along with all the nonliving components of the environment with which life interacts. |
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| The array of organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem; the set of populations that inhabit a particular area. |
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| Consists of all the individuals of a species living within the bounds of a specified area. |
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| Individual living things. |
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| Body parts that carry out a particular function in the body. They consist of multiple tissues. |
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| Teams of organs that cooperate in a larger function. |
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| A group of cells that work together, performing a specialized function. |
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| Life's fundamental unit of structure and function. A unicellular organism performs all the functions of life; a multicellular organism has a division of labour among specialized cells. |
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| The various functional components present in cells. |
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| A chemical structure consisting of two or more units called atoms. |
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