Soil-to-harvest story — arrange these in a meaningful agricultural order: a) Plant, b) Tree, c) Soil, d) Fruit, e) Seed.

Introduction / Context:
This sequence frames a simple farming/gardening narrative. The soil is the growth medium. A seed is planted in soil and germinates into a young plant. With time, some species grow into trees, which bear fruit. Arrange the tokens to reflect this commonsense pathway.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Tokens: Soil (c), Seed (e), Plant (a), Tree (b), Fruit (d).
• We consider species where the mature form is a tree that bears fruit.

Concept / Approach:
Growth proceeds Soil → Seed → Plant → Tree → Fruit. Soil precedes everything as substrate; seed is the propagule; plant is the young stage; tree is the mature stage; fruit is the reproductive output. This mirrors basic horticultural knowledge and fits the requested “meaningful order.”

Step-by-Step Solution:
Start: Soil (c) as medium.Then: Seed (e) placed in soil.Next: Plant (a) grows.Then: Tree (b) matures.Finally: Fruit (d) forms.Thus: c, e, a, b, d.

Verification / Alternative check:
Fruit cannot precede tree, and seed cannot come after fruit in the same generation’s timeline.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• c, d, a, b, e / c, b, e, d, a: Place fruit too early or break seed–plant order.
• e, b, a, d, c: Ends with soil, which should be first.

Common Pitfalls:
Confusing “plant” and “tree” as synonyms; here “tree” is explicitly the mature woody stage after “plant.”

Final Answer:
c, e, a, b, d