Rank the following organisms in order from smallest genome (number of base pairs of DNA)to largest genome.
A)Human,fruit fly,E.coli bacterium
B)E)coli bacterium,human,fruit fly
C)E)coli bacterium,fruit fly,human
D)Fruit fly,E.coli bacterium,human
E)Fruit fly,human,E.coli bacterium

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The E.coli bacterium has the smallest genome, followed by the fruit fly, and then the human. Therefore, option C is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because it incorrectly places the human as having a smaller genome than the fruit fly. Option B is incorrect because it places the human as having a larger genome than the fruit fly. Option D is incorrect because it places the E.coli bacterium as having a larger genome than the fruit fly. Option E is incorrect because it places the E.coli bacterium as having a larger genome than the human.

Rank the Following Organisms in Order from Smallest Genome (Number