BugMeNot BugMeNot Today at 1:16 PM Biology Answered How will a microscopic model of an ecosystem differ from a large-scale system? Microscopic models move at a much faster rate than large-scale systems. Ecosystem relationships cannot be observed in a microscopic model. Ecological hierarchy levels are structured differently in microscopic models. Biospheres in microscopic models will not change at all like they do in large-scale systems.