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The term ecosystem was used by

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Tansley
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Odum
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Lamarck
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Haeckel
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The correct option is A Tansley
Ecosystem is a segment of biosphere consisting of a community of living beings and the abiotic or physical environment both interacting and exchanging materials between them. Word ecosystem was first coined by Tansley in 1935 and previously the term 'biocoenosis' was used.

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