An Emergent Property Is

question 54

Multiple Choice

An emergent property is

• A) any substance that a cell secretes into the extracellular environment.
• B) a biochemical function such as galactose utilization,which has to be turned on and off.
• C) an effect that occurs when a population becomes too large,such that migration is necessary.
• D) a property of a system as a whole,which may be greater than the sum of individual properties of its components.
• E) any property of a system that becomes evident only when the system has reached equilibrium.

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Definitions:

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