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Question

The father of "ecology" is:

  1. Ernst Haeckel
  2. Charles Darwin
  3. A.H. Strahler
  4. E.P. Odum

Answer:

Option A: Ernst Haeckel

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Ernst Haeckel”.

Ernst Haeckel is considered the father of ecology. He was the first to coin the term "ecology" and defined it as the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment.