Step 1: Read the pattern rule. Each tile in the sequence carries a dot pattern, and both the count of dots and the layout of dots change tile to tile by a fixed rule. Step 2: Track the count and arrangement together. Follow the given tiles left to right, noting how the total dot count changes and how the dots are grouped (rows, diagonal, or block). Both the count rule and the arrangement rule must be satisfied by the missing tile. Step 3: Match against the options. Only one of the four tiles reproduces both the required dot count and the required layout consistent with the established pattern; the others break either the count or the arrangement. Step 4: Conclude. The tile in option (D) matches the sequence.\[ \boxed{\text{Option (D)}} \]