Every population of animals has an age structure, a graphical representation of the distribution of age groups within the population. While each individual in a population has a specific age, individuals themselves do not have an age structure. Age structure is therefore an example of a(n) ____ property.
A) emergent
B) hierarchical
C) environmental
D) organizational
E) cellular

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Emergent properties arise from the collective interactions within a system, not from the characteristics of individual components. Age structure is an emergent property because it emerges from the collective ages and distribution of individuals within a population, not from any single individual's characteristics.

Every Population of Animals Has an Age Structure, a Graphical