Question
Ecologists study the interaction of organisms at five different levels. Which best places the levels in order from smallest to largest?
population→ ecosystem→ organism→ community→ biome
community→ organism→ population→ biome→ ecosystem
organism→ population→ community→ ecosystem→ biome
ecosystem→ organism→ community→ biome→ population
population→ ecosystem→ organism→ community→ biome
community→ organism→ population→ biome→ ecosystem
organism→ population→ community→ ecosystem→ biome
ecosystem→ organism→ community→ biome→ population
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct order from smallest to largest level of ecological organization is:
**organism → population → community → ecosystem → biome**
This sequence starts with the individual organism, then groups of organisms (populations), to multiple species interactions (communities), to the broader system that includes abiotic factors (ecosystems), and finally to large regions characterized by similar climate and organisms (biomes).
**organism → population → community → ecosystem → biome**
This sequence starts with the individual organism, then groups of organisms (populations), to multiple species interactions (communities), to the broader system that includes abiotic factors (ecosystems), and finally to large regions characterized by similar climate and organisms (biomes).