Question
Download Solution PDFWho among the following coined the term 'ecology' in 1866?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Ernst Haeckel.
Key Points
- The German naturalist Ernst Haeckel first used the word "ecology" to describe the "economies" of living things in 1866.
- The building of models of how living systems interact with their environment makes up the majority of the theoretical practice of ecology (including other living systems).
- The area of biology known as ecology is concerned with how organisms interact with one another and with their environments.
Hence, correct option is 1.
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