EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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ECOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following answer choices correctly arranges the levels of environmental organization in order of smallest to largest?
A
organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
B
organism, population, community, biosphere, ecosystem
C
organism, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere
D
biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Population → Landscape → Community → Ecosystem. Population → Landscape → Community → Ecosystem is the correct order of biological organization ranging from organism to biosphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -They are organized from smallest to largest; organism, population, community, ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-3: -Within the discipline of ecology, researchers work at five broad levels, sometimes discretely and sometimes with overlap: organism, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere. Let’s take a look at each level.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biologists recognize 12 levels of organization in the living world. From the simplest to the most complex, these levels include atoms, molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and finally biospheres.

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