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How do cells become a working organ?

Cells form tissues, and different tissues work together in organs.

A tissue is a group of cells with a shared structure and job. An organ brings several tissues together to carry out a larger function. A leaf, for example, contains different tissues involved in collecting light, exchanging gases and moving water. The leaf works because those parts act together.

Biologists use levels such as cell, tissue, organ and organ system to describe organisation. The levels are a way to ask which scale explains a question; naming a level does not tell the full story of how its parts interact.

A small example

A plant leaf has protective surface tissue as well as tissues that carry water and make sugars.

Keep in mind

Not every organism has tissues or organs; bacteria are single-celled.

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Biology 2e — Themes and Concepts of Biology

OpenStax contributors · OpenStax, Rice University

CC BY 4.0. Rewritten as a self-contained explanation; the example and activity are Vakataka additions. No source images reproduced.

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