Term ecology was given by

Reiter

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Cuvier

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Haeckel

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Malthus

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The correct option is C Haeckel
Ecology is derived from the Greek word 'oikos', which means home and 'logos' which means study. Thus, ecology is the "study of the household of nature". The term 'ecology' was coined by German biologist Ernst Haeckel in 1866.

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