The biosphere is the highest level of organization in the hierarchy of life on earth. Rank the levels of organization from most complex to simplest.

A) ecosystems > communities > populations > organisms

B) organisms > populations > communities > ecosystems

C) ecosystems > organisms > communities > populations

D) populations > communities > ecosystems > organisms

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Macie

3 August, 05:00

The biosphere is the highest level of organization in the hierarchy of life on earth. Rank the levels of organization from most complex to simplest.

A) ecosystems > communities > populations > organisms

B) organisms > populations > communities > ecosystems

C) ecosystems > organisms > communities > populations

D) populations > communities > ecosystems > organisms

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Stanley Mills · Answer 1

I think it's A: ecosystems > communities > populations > organisms. I think this because of course, the Ecosystem is the entire environment in the circumstance, a community is all populations in a certain area / region, and an organism is obviously just a small being in the grand scheme of things.

Janelle Solis · Answer 2

Hello there,

The biosphere is the highest level of organization in the hierarchy of life on earth. Rank the levels of organization from most complex to simplest.

A) ecosystems > communities > populations > organisms