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What is Ecology?
In 1869, Ernest Haeckel coined the term "ecology" which is derived from two Greek words: "oikos," and "logos," roughly translating into the study of habitats. Ecology can be defined as the study of how organisms interact with their environment and how organisms adapt to their environments through effective resource utilisation. Ecology helps in understanding the life's processes of organisms in relation to its environment and how organisms adapt to their changing habitat. It
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