Step 1: Understand the life cycle of a plant
- The process starts from a seed.
- The seed grows into a tree.
- The tree produces flowers.
- Flowers develop into fruit.
Step 2: Analyze the given sequences
- Option A (1, 2, 3, 4): Seed → Flower → Fruit → Tree is incorrect because a tree comes before flowers and fruit.
- Option B (4, 3, 2, 1): Tree → Fruit → Flower → Seed is reverse and incorrect.
- Option C (1, 4, 2, 3): Seed → Tree → Flower → Fruit is the correct natural order of development.
- Option D (4, 1, 2, 3): Tree → Seed → Flower → Fruit is incorrect because seed comes before tree.
Thus, the meaningful order is option (C).