Concepts of Biology

1st Edition

ISBN: 9781938168116

Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher: OpenStax College

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Chapter 1, Problem 4RQ

Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the most complex to the least complex level?

a. organelle, tissue, biosphere, ecosystem, population

b. organ, organism, tissue, organelle, molecule

c. organism, community, biosphere, molecule, tissue, organ

d. biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism

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Concepts of Biology

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