The Biosphere
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- Created on: 27-02-17 10:07
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- Biosphere
- The biosphere includes plants, animals and any other living organisms.
- All living and deceased organisms contain organic carbon
- Organisms gain carbon by either extracting it from CO2 in the atmosphere through photosynthesis, or by consuming other organisms and therefore receiving their carbon
- Carbon remains in an organism until it decomposes sufficiently to release carbon to the atmosphere or lithosphere.
- It is a closed system
- Carbon enters the biosphere by respiration and is released by decomposition
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