The Hierarchy of Life

Atom

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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