· Ecology ('Oikos means Homes and 'logos' means understanding or study) is the study of the interrelationship between living organisms and non-living environments. · Ecosystem: largest ecological units. · Term ecology was coined and described by E. Haeckel in 1869 but its first authentic use was made by Reiter (1835) · Ecosystem coined by A.G. Tansley (1935) · Father of Ecology is Reiter. · Father of Ecosystem is E. P. Odum. · Warming employed term ecology for the study of plants. (VVI Ques) Ecology term was coined by: (BPKIHS) a) Linnaeus b) Haeckel c) Harvey d) Odum Ans: b a) Aristotle b) Reiter c) Linnaeus d) odum Ans: b a) Haeckel b) Reiter c) Odum d) Linnaeus Ans: a Various...