Question
Biology Question on population ecology
Term ecology was given by :
A
Reiter
B
Cuvier
C
Haeckel
D
Malthus
Answer
Reiter
Explanation
Solution
Germen biologist Reiter used the term Ecology for first time in 1868. Later the term Ecology was coined by German Zoologist Ernst Haeckel in 1886 which is derived from Greek words ?Oikos? means house or place to live and "logos" means to study. Hackel called the ecology as the ?relation of the animal to its organic as well as inorganic environment.