Prelims Test Series 2025 HISTORY OPTIONAL COURSES
Office: 011-45090051, 9818333201

INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Select Your Subject

GS Geography Physical Geography of World
Q.

Who had used the term “Ecology” first time?
Explanation:

ANS. (C) 
The word ecology was coined by the German zoologist Ernst Haeckel, who applied the term oekologie to the “relation of the animal both to its organic as well as its inorganic environment. The word comes from the Greek oikos, meaning “household,” “home,” or “place to live.” Thus, ecology deals with the organism and its environment.

More Questions Selected Just For You. Attempt Now!

Select Your Subject