Which of the Following Represents the Most Correct Order of the Organization

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents the most correct order of the organization of life from the smallest unit to the largest?

• A) atoms \(\rightarrow\) molecules \(\rightarrow\) cells \(\rightarrow\) organisms \(\rightarrow\) populations \(\rightarrow\) communities \(\rightarrow\) ecosystems \(\rightarrow\) biosphere
• B) atoms \(\rightarrow\) molecules \(\rightarrow\) cells \(\rightarrow\) organisms \(\rightarrow\) communities \(\rightarrow\) populations \(\rightarrow\)ecosystems \(\rightarrow\) biosphere
• C) atoms \(\rightarrow\) molecules \(\rightarrow\) cells \(\rightarrow\)organisms \(\rightarrow\)populations \(\rightarrow\) ecosystems \(\rightarrow\)communities \(\rightarrow\) biosphere
• D) communities \(\rightarrow\) biosphere \(\rightarrow\)organisms \(\rightarrow\) ecosystems \(\rightarrow\) populations \(\rightarrow\)cells \(\rightarrow\) molecules \(\rightarrow\) atoms
• E) biosphere \(\rightarrow\)organisms \(\rightarrow\)communities \(\rightarrow\) ecosystems \(\rightarrow\) populations \(\rightarrow\) molecules \(\rightarrow\) cells \(\rightarrow\) atoms

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