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ECOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Choose the best definition of the term “ecology.”
A
Ecology is the study of interactions of organisms with each other and with their environment.
B
Ecology is the study of how animals behave and how those behaviors evolved.
C
Ecology is the study of how biological and non-biological components cycle through ecosystems
D
Ecology is the study of the diversity of life
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment; it seeks to understand the vital connections between plants and animals and the world around them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ecology is the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them. An ecologist studies the relationship between living things and their habitats.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term “ecology” was coined by the German zoologist, Ernst Haeckel, in 1866 to describe the “economies” of living forms. The theoretical practice of ecology consists, by and large, of the construction of models of the interaction of living systems with their environment (including other living systems).

Detailed explanation-4: -Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with one another and with their physical environment. The distribution and abundance of organisms on Earth is shaped by both biotic, living-organism-related, and abiotic, nonliving or physical, factors.

Detailed explanation-5: -The original definition is from Ernst Haeckel, who defined ecology as the study of the relationship of organisms with their environment.

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