Answer:
C. photosphere, convective zone, radiative zone, and core
The biological basis for assigning all human beings into a singe species is that there so many, even tons of living organisms living on earth. These organisms differ in their external and internal organs and so to differentiate them from them, they are being classified into kingdoms then classes then phylums then family.
Multiple species aka animals, humans, plants and all the species interactions :)
We can rule out small fish and grasses. My guess is that zooplankton get their energy from phytoplankton, because phytoplankton use photosynthesis to get their energy.