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    Question

    Ecology is the scientific study of the relationships

    between living organisms and their environment. Who first proposed the term "ecology"?
    A Charles Darwin Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Ernest Hackel Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Albert Einstein Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Marie Curie Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Ernest Hackel proposed the term "ecology" in 1866. The word "ecology" is derived from the Greek words 'oikos,' meaning habitat, and 'logos,' meaning study.

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