The Hierarchy of Life
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It is a bit like Russian stacking dolls
One system is inside another
Inside a city, we have a school, inside a school, we have a classroom
Emergent Properties
An example is a termite cathedral and it starts to build up carbon dioxide. The termites that are working where the carbon dioxide is trapped will die, and then the other termites that are working where carbon dioxide escapes, will survive bringing in new termites to work where the carbon dioxide doesn't get trapped
These are things that could appear in later generations, but skip early generations due to natural selection
Molecule
Macromolecule
Organelle
Cell
Tissue
Organ
Organ System
Organisms
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere
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