Question

Who coined the word 'biology'?

(A) Aristotle

(B) Gregor Mendel

(C) Charles Darwin

(D) Boveri

(E) Lamarck and Treviranus

Answer 1

Correct option is : (E) Lamarck and Treviranus

The term Biology was coined by two scientists at the same time, Lamarck and Treviranus.

Lamarck was a French naturalist, biologist, and academic.

Lamarck is best known for his Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics, first presented in 1801.

Answer 2

Correct option is: (E) Lamarck and Reinhold Treviranus