Multiple choice

Which of the given options will consolidate the meaning of the following characteristics of biological systems? A. Spontaneous folding of proteins. B. Formation of precise groups by birds or animals like herds, flocks, fleets, etc. C. Coordinated movement of insects. D. Formation of lipid bilayer membranes and the organisation of lipids.

  1. Entropy in biological systems

  2. Optimisation in biological systems

  3. Self-organisation in biological systems

  4. Patternisation of biological systems
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Explanation

The given statements are nothing but examples of self-organisation in biological systems. Self-organisation is a process, where some form of global order or coordination arises out of the local interactions between the components of an initially disordered system.

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