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Consider the levels of organization of the biological world, and place each of these items in order from smallest level of organization to most encompassing: skin cell, elephant, water molecule, planet Earth, tropical rainforest, hydrogen atom, wolf pack, liver 

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Considering the levels of biological organization, the order from the smallest level to the biggest level would be:

hydrogen atom

water molecule

skin cell

liver

elephant

wolf pack

tropical rainforest

planet Earth
1Step1.Introduction

Biological organization is the hierarchy of complex biological structures and systems that define life using a reductionistic approach. The traditional hierarchy, extends from atoms to biospheres. 

2Step2. Explanation

Considering the levels of biological organization, the order from the smallest level to the biggest level would be:

1.hydrogen atom

2.water molecule

3.skin cell

4.liver

5.elephant

6.wolf pack

7.tropical rainforest

8.planet Earth