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What is the meaning of the word 'ecology'?
What is the meaning of the word 'ecology'?
- The study of interrelationship and interaction of different organisms with each other and with their environment (correct)
- The study of biological productivity in natural systems
- The study of plants and their environment
- The study of energy flow in natural systems
Who defined the meaning of the word 'ecology'?
Who defined the meaning of the word 'ecology'?
- Alfred Russel Wallace
- Charles Darwin
- Ernst Haeckel (correct)
- Gregor Mendel
Why is it important for humanity to understand its environment?
Why is it important for humanity to understand its environment?
- To control the evolutionary development of organisms
- To understand the social and political dimensions of ecology
- To have the ability to modify the environment through technology (correct)
- To study the biological productivity and energy flow in natural systems
What does ecology study apart from interrelationships between organisms and their environment?
What does ecology study apart from interrelationships between organisms and their environment?
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What are the Greek words from which 'ecology' is derived?
What are the Greek words from which 'ecology' is derived?
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