<u>Answer</u>: Option 3 Coevolution
<u>Explanation</u>:
<em>Coevolution</em> is a process in which two individuals reciprocally affect each other's evolution. In this process the interacting species exert selective pressures on each other thus, affecting their evolution. Due to this reciprocal adaption they become so close that the evolution of one species is affected by the other.
Answer:
Option D, the "biological ladder"
Explanation:
The food chain is the network of organism in which all are dependent on each other for their food, energy source and survival.
The circle of life depicts the time frame starting from origin of a life form till its death and the intermediate stages.
The tree of life basically determines which organism has evolved from which other organisms.
The biological ladder represents the development of species from simple form to a much complex form.
Hence, option D is the right metaphor
No a cell is made of molecules which is made of atoms