Arrange the biological life-cycle stages into a meaningful chronological order, starting from the very beginning and moving toward the final outcome: (1) Plant, (2) Seed, (3) Fruit, (4) Seedling. Choose the sequence that reflects real-world botany from seed to plant to fruit.

Introduction / Context:
Questions on logical sequence of words often test whether you know the natural order in which events or stages occur. In basic botany, a plant’s life-cycle typically proceeds from a seed to a seedling, then to a mature plant that eventually produces fruit. This item checks your understanding of that chronological flow and your ability to map real-world processes to ordered lists in reasoning problems.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Items: (1) Plant, (2) Seed, (3) Fruit, (4) Seedling
• We want the meaningful chronological sequence.
• Assume standard angiosperm life-cycle understanding for everyday reasoning questions.

Concept / Approach:
The intuitive order follows how plants develop: a seed germinates into a seedling, the seedling grows into a mature plant, and the plant produces fruit. Fruit here represents the reproductive output after flowering, enclosing seeds for the next generation. Thus, the action verb is “develop” and the chain is seed → seedling → plant → fruit.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Identify the starting point: Seed is the natural beginning (2).Step 2: The seed germinates to form a Seedling (4).Step 3: The seedling grows into a mature Plant (1).Step 4: The plant produces Fruit (3).Hence, the ordered tuple is (2), (4), (1), (3).

Verification / Alternative check:
If you try any other start such as “Plant,” you would be skipping the necessary germination stage. Similarly, “Fruit” cannot precede plant formation because fruit is a product of the mature plant’s reproductive process. The selected order uniquely matches the natural biological pathway.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• (2), (1), (4), (3): Puts plant before seedling, which is biologically reversed.
• (4), (2), (1), (3): Suggests a seedling appears before a seed, which is impossible.
• (2), (4), (3), (1): Places fruit before plant, which contradicts reproduction.
• None of these: Incorrect because a valid order exists.

Common Pitfalls:
Confusing fruit with seed as an interchangeable start point and overlooking that fruit forms only after plant maturation. Another pitfall is assuming plant comes immediately after seed without acknowledging the seedling phase.

Final Answer:
(2), (4), (1), (3)