NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ORGANISMS AND POPULATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The highest level of ecological hierarchy is
A
Ecosystem
B
Biosphere
C
Biome
D
Landscape
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Biosphere. It is the highest level of organization. It is the global ecological system which consists of all the living organisms and other factors which support life. The biosphere mainly refers to the part of the earth’s crust.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are 4 levels of hierarchy in an ecosystem, the organism level, population level, community level or ecosystem level and the biosphere level.

Detailed explanation-3: -From largest to smallest: biosphere, biome, ecosystem, community, population, and organism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: When referring to the Earth as a closed ecosystem, the ecosphere is technically larger than the biosphere.

Detailed explanation-5: -The biosphere includes every part of Earth where life exists, including all the land, water, and air where living things can be found. The biosphere is the largest ecological category and consists of many different biomes.

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