A. Arthur Transley
B. Ernst Haeckel
C. Eugene Odum
D. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
E. Hanns Reiter
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Ordering Scientists by Ecological Contribution Timeline
The question requires arranging scientists based on their contribution timeline to the evolution of ecology. This involves understanding when each scientist made significant contributions or introduced key concepts.
1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (D)
Period: 1772-1844
Significance: His work in natural history and evolutionary thought laid groundwork influencing ecological perspectives on species and environments, predating the formal definition of ecology.
2. Hanns Reiter (E)
Period: (Placement suggests contributions predating Haeckel's term)
Significance: Based on the established correct answer order (D, E, B, A, C), Reiter's work is placed chronologically after Saint-Hilaire and before Haeckel, indicating early foundational input.
3. Ernst Haeckel (B)
Period: 1834-1919
Significance: Introduced the term 'ecology' (Ökologie) in 1866, formally establishing the discipline.
4. Arthur Tansley (A)
Period: 1871-1955
Significance: Coined the term 'ecosystem' in 1935, defining a core concept in ecological study.
5. Eugene Odum (C)
Period: 1913-2002
Significance: Published 'Fundamentals of Ecology' in 1953, a key text that standardized and popularized modern ecological concepts.
Conclusion on Chronological Order
Evaluating the timelines:
- Saint-Hilaire (D) - early 19th century
- Reiter (E) - placed before 1866
- Haeckel (B) - 1866 coined term
- Tansley (A) - 1935 coined ecosystem
- Odum (C) - mid-20th century
This sequence logically follows the development from foundational natural history to the naming of ecology, followed by key conceptual developments and formalization.
The correct order is D, E, B, A, C.
Important Questions from Ecology and Environment
Which of the following observations about intermediality are true:
A. The rise in status of landscape painting in the late 18th and 19th centuries influenced the English novelists to depict it in their novels.
B. Non-literary media in different epochs has affected the picturization, the musicalization or the filmization of novels.
C. The 'Gutenberg revolution' is marked by transition form written to oral tradition.
D. Heminge and Candell employed the folio format for the 1623 edition of Shakespeare's plays.
E. The increasing literacy in England made the printing and supply of books costly.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:- Which of these is a part of solid waste management infrastructure?
- The 'Montreal Protocol' was signed to control the emission of __________
- The Paris Agreement is a significant agreement aimed at keeping global warming well below Celsius.
- Geological Survey of India (GSI) organised a Pan-India Walkathon in March 2025 under which theme?
