NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOSYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following lists the levels of organization in an ecosystem from the smallest unit to the largest?
A
population, organism, community, ecosystem
B
organism, population, ecosystem, community
C
organism, community, population, ecosystem
D
organism, population, community, ecosystem
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They are organized from smallest to largest; organism, population, community, ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-2: -Organism. It is the lowest level of organization, which includes both unicellular and multicellular organisms. All the living species in this level exhibit all the characteristics required for the existence of life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Since ecology and environment has more to do with interaction among organisms and with their environment; population and not species is considered the smallest ecological unit. Species is in fact the smallest unit of taxonomic classification rather.

Detailed explanation-4: -So the correct order is organism, population, community and ecosystem and biosphere.

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