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What is the definition of ecology?
What is the definition of ecology?
- The study of non-living environment
- The study of interdependence of living beings
- The study of living organisms in relation to each other and the non-living environment
- The study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment (correct)
Who coined the term 'ecology'?
Who coined the term 'ecology'?
- Ernst Haeckel (1869) (correct)
- Charles Darwin
- Louis Pasteur
- Reiter (1885)
What does the term 'ecology' come from?
What does the term 'ecology' come from?
- Greek words 'bios' meaning life and 'logy' meaning study
- Latin words 'eco' meaning environment and 'logy' meaning study
- Greek words 'oikos' meaning house habitat and 'logos' meaning study (correct)
- Sanskrit words 'ecos' meaning nature and 'logos' meaning science
What does the biotic environment consist of?
What does the biotic environment consist of?
What does the abiotic environment consist of?
What does the abiotic environment consist of?