An emergent property is a property which a collection or complex system has, but which the individual members do not have.
Emergent properties arise when the interaction of individual component produce new functions
Multicellullar organisms are capable of completing functions that unicellular organisms could not undertake – this is due to the collective actions of individual cells combining to create new synergistic effects
In multicellular organisms:
Emergent properties arise when the interaction of individual component produce new functions
Multicellullar organisms are capable of completing functions that unicellular organisms could not undertake – this is due to the collective actions of individual cells combining to create new synergistic effects
In multicellular organisms:
- Cells may be grouped together to form tissues
- Organs are then formed from the functional grouping of multiple tissues
- Organs that interact may form organ systems capable of carrying out specific body functions
- Organ systems collectively carry out the life functions of the complete organism
Organisation of Multicellular Organism