The simple standard biological organisation scheme, from the lowest level to the highest level, is as follows:
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Empirically, a large proportion of the (complex) biological systems we observe in nature exhibit hierarchical structure. On theoretical grounds … See more

1. ^ Solomon, Berg & Martin 2002, pp. 9–10
2. ^ Pavé 2006, p. 40
3. ^ Huggett 1999
4. ^ Pavé 2006, p. 39
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