The term ecosystem was coined by:
- E.P. Odum
- A.G. Tansley
- E. Haeckel
- E. Warming
Solution
The term ecosystem was coined by A.G. Tansley in 1935. He defined an ecosystem as 'a particular category of physical systems, consisting of organisms and inorganic components in a relatively stable equilibrium, open and of various sizes and kinds.
Asked in: NEET 2016 (Phase 1)