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The term Biodiversity was first coined by:

AE.P. Odum

BWalter G. Rosen

CA.G. Tansley

DNorman Myers

Answer:

B. Walter G. Rosen

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  • The word biodiversity was coined by Walter G. Rosen in 1985, to encompass the variety of genes, species, and ecosystems.


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