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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper IV: General Studies II · Question 163 of 200

Q163
General ScienceEnvironment & Ecology
Ecology was coined by
  1. a.Haeckel
  2. b.Odum
  3. c.Tausley
  4. d.Darwin

Answer: (A) Haeckel

The German biologist Ernst Haeckel coined the term 'ecology' (Oekologie) in 1866. Tansley coined 'ecosystem', Odum is called the father of modern ecology, and Darwin proposed natural selection.

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