Which list ranks the 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 genome size is smallest in E. coli bacterium, followed by the fruit fly and then the human. Choice C lists the organisms in this order.

Which List Ranks the Organisms in Order from Smallest Genome