Father of Ecology in India — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptRamdeo Misra is revered as the Father of Ecology in India. Born on 26 August 1908, Ramdeo Misra obtained Ph.D in Ecology (1937) under Prof. W. H. Pearsall, FRS, from Leeds University in UK. He established teaching and research in ecology at the Department of Botany of the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. His research laid the foundations for understanding of tropical communities and their succession, environmental responses of plant populations and productivity and nutrient cycling in tropical forest and grassland ecosystems. Misra formulated the first postgraduate course in ecology in India. Over 50 scholars obtained Ph. D degree under his supervision and moved on to other universities and research institutes to initiate ecology teaching and research across the country.
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Correct answer: B — Ramdeo Misra, Father of Ecology in India, established research and teaching in ecology at Banaras Hindu University
The introduction describes ecology as a unifying thread in biology, explaining how organisms interact at various organisational levels. Ramdeo Misra, honoured as the Father of Ecology in India, laid the foundation for tropical ecology studies and initiated formal teaching of ecology at BHU. He also influenced environmental planning in India.
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