Five images are shown.

Which correctly orders the images from the lowest to the highest level of organization within an organism?

A.
3 → 5 → 4 → 1 → 2

B.
1 → 2 → 4 → 3 → 5

C.
2 → 1 → 4 → 3 → 5

D.
5 → 4 → 3 → 1 →2

1 answer

To correctly order images based on levels of organization within an organism, we typically follow this hierarchy:

  1. Cell (smallest unit of life)
  2. Tissue (a group of similar cells that perform a specific function)
  3. Organ (a structure composed of different types of tissues working together)
  4. Organ System (a group of organs that work together to perform complex functions)
  5. Organism (the complete living entity)

Without seeing the images, I can't definitively tell their representations. However, using the standard hierarchy:

  • If image 1 represents a cell,
  • image 2 represents tissue,
  • image 3 represents an organ,
  • image 4 represents an organ system,
  • and image 5 represents an organism,

Then the correct order from lowest to highest would indeed be:

1 (cell) → 2 (tissue) → 3 (organ) → 4 (organ system) → 5 (organism)

Based on this reasoning, the correct answer would be:

B. 1 → 2 → 4 → 3 → 5

However, please verify the representation of each image to ensure that this order is aligned with what each image depicts.