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Put the following in order, from smallest and simplest, to largest and most complex, and describe their individual roles in homeostasis: organ, molecule, organelle, atom, organ system, tissue, organism, cell, macromolecule.
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VerifiedAn atom is the simplest structure, which maintains equilibrium in charge.
The following are ranked from smallest and simplest to largest and most complex:
atom, molecule, macromolecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, and organism.
Tissue shape and function are maintained in proper homeostasis by a balance of cell growth and cell death. After an acute injury, healing can take place through regeneration, which restores normal tissue structure; or through repair, which involves the layering of collagen fibers and the development of scars.
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