Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

The concept of ecosystem was propounded by:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: A.G.Tansley

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “A.G.Tansley”.
Sir Arthur G. Tansley coined the term ecosystem in 1935.

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