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Which of the following is arranged from least inclusive to most inclusive?
| a | Community < biosphere < population < ecosystem |
| b | Ecosystem < population < biosphere < community |
| c. | Biosphere < ecosystem < community < population |
| d. | Population < community < ecosystem < biosphere |
Introduction:
A biome is the collection of different types of biodiversity in a vast area like continent or group of continents. The environment is made up the living components that are referred to as biotic components, and the non-living aspects called the abiotic components.
Answer to Problem 1MCQ
Correct answer:
The least inclusive is population which is followed by community, ecosystem and the most inclusive is biosphere. Hence, the correct answer is option d.
Explanation of Solution
Reason for correct answer:
Option d. is given as, “Population < community < ecosystem < biosphere.”
The biosphere is most inclusive which is followed by the ecosystem as it contains different communities and populations. The community comes after ecosystem as it contains many populations, where the population is least inclusive. Hence, option d. is correct.
Reason for incorrect answer:
Option a. is given as, “Community < biosphere < population < ecosystem.”
The biosphere is the most inclusive as it contains the whole of the ecosystem, population, and community, and the population is least inclusive. Hence, option a. is incorrect.
Option b. is given as, “Ecosystem < population < biosphere < community.”
The ecosystem contains the group of population and communities; thus; it cannot be the least inclusive, while biosphere contains all the ecosystem, population, and communities, so it is the most inclusive. Hence, option b. is incorrect.
Option c. is given as, “Biosphere < ecosystem < community < population.”
The population is the least inclusive as it contains the members of only a specified area and the biosphere is the most inclusive. Hence, option c. is incorrect.
Hence, the options a., b., and c. are correct
The biosphere is a collection of various ecosystems containing different communities made up of different populations, thereby making it the most inclusive, while the population is the least inclusive. Thus, the correct option is d.
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