Question

Hierarchical organization and chemical complexity can be exemplified by the saguaro desert as the ecosystem. provide an example for each of the other six hierarchies leading up to this ecosystem.

Answer 1

The hierarchies could be: 1) Elements; C, N, O, H, etc., 2) Biomolecules; amino acids, nucleotides, simple sugars, etc., 3) Macromolecules; proteins, carbs, etc., 4) Metabolism; glycolysis, photosynthesis, Calvin Cycle, etc., 5) Cells; plant cells, muscle cells, liver cells, etc., 6) Organisms; saguaro cacti, javelinas, gila monster, etc., and 7) Sonoran desert.