Division of Labour
By: Chloe Teo (6)
Perrie Lim (21)
Phua Grace (30)
Margaret Wang (38)
Zhi Yan Ting (40)
What do YOU know about
Division of Labour?
What is Division of Labour?
 The specialization of cooperative labour in
specific, circumscribed tasks and like roles.
Did you know?
Division of labour was also a method
used by the Sumerians to categorise
different jobs, and divide them to
skilled members of a society
Advantages :D
Since every cell is specialised to do their own thing:
1. They focus on fewer tasks at a time and therefore they can do
the work more efficiently.
2. All tasks require certain amounts of resouces and energy, so
specialized cells save energy as they are always prepared.
3. As they do one (or a few) things at a time, they evolve faster in
that particular task.
Disadvantages D:
1. All the cells depend on one another as each of them only focus
on one task, therefore if any of the cells do not function
properly, it will affect the other cells.
2. They require a very organized network of blood vessel that
connects them and allows them to work in unison.
How does it Relate to Our Body?
 For our body to work, cells, tissues, organs and organ systems
work together as one, each doing their own part.
How Cells Work Together: Tissues
 Tissues consist of cells of the same kind performing a
specific function (examples: muscle tissue consists of
muscle cells and nervous tissue consists of nerves cells.
 However, some tissues consist of different types of cells.
They are called complex tissues (examples: blood is a fluid
tissue containing red blood cells and white blood cells and
phloem tissues in plants also contain more than one type of
cells).
How Cells Work Together: Tissues and Organs
 An organ contains different tissues that work together for
a particular function.
 Examples:
-The stomach is an organ for digestion. It contains
muscular, glandular, epithelial and connective tissues.
>Muscular Tissue: Contracts to churn food well
>Glandular Tissue: Secretes enzymes to digest food
>Epithelial Tissue: Forms a covering membrane that
protects the surface of the stomach
>Connective Tissue: Binds the other tissues together
How Cells Work Together: Tissues, Organs
and Organ Systems
 An organ system consists of different organs working
together for a particular function.
 Examples:
>Nervous System
>Digestive System
>Skeletal System
>Respiratory System
>Excretory System
Did you pay attention?
Do you remember what we have
taught?
Now we are going to test you! ;)
Questions
 Question 1: What does division of labour ensure?
 Question 2: What do tissues form?
 Question 3: What do organ systems consist of?
 Question 4: What are the disadvantages of division of labour?
 Question 5: What are the advantages of division of labour?
 Bonus Question: What are the four tissues found in the stomach?
THE END
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