PPT-Biosphere

Alissa Buford amp Rahil Alhumaidi October102013 B2 What is Biosphere The biosphere is the global sum of all ecosystems Root word of Biosphere Bio means Life sphere means Circle. They are internationally recognized nominated by nati onal governments and remain under sovereign jurisdiction of the states where they are lo cated Biosphere reserves serv e in some ways as living laboratories for testing out and demonstrati ng int ORGANIZATION IN THE BIOSPHERE. WHAT DOES BIOLOGY MEAN?. THE STUDY OF LIVING THINGS. WE’VE LOOKED AT THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIVING THINGS…. BUT WHERE DO WE FIND ALL LIVING THINGS?. DO WE FIND THEM IN SPACE?. UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch Biosphere Management Chlosterb S. eabottom. . B. iosphere. “It just screamed out that there had to be some kind of microbial community there to exploit the energy involved in this water–rock . reaction”. Introduction to C-DEBI:. HUMANS IN THE BIOSPHERE. Humans in the Biosphere. The . biosphere. is the part of the Earth where life exists, including the land, water, and air. . Human activities that affect the biosphere . are: . Whole living layer around the globe . Includes abiotic features . The biosphere is an . entire realm. in which organisms live – . the water of the earth. , . surface rocks. , . soils. , . sediments of its crust . All (D Grade): Know and example of conservation. Most (B/C Grade): Explain various ways in which we can conserve the biosphere. Some (A*/A Grade): …and use examples to show how this works at different scales (e.g. local, national, global). Ecology. Ecology is. ……. The study of . interactions . between . living. (biotic) and . non-living . (abiotic) . components . in . ecosystems.. . Ecosystems. An . ecosystem. is a complex, self regulating system in which living things interact with each other and with non-living things. . Dr. B-Z . Organization of Presentation. Puddles. Introduction to . How do you identify puddles?. Vocabulary. Terminology . Key Information. Pertinent information about puddles that will be discussed later in the presentation. . Unit 1: . Intro to Environmental Science. What is environmental science? . In a group of 2 or three, write as many words as you can think of that come to your mind when you think of “Environmental Science”. and Matter Exchange in the Biosphere. Unit A. Systems. Objects . or . groups of objects . that has a relationship to something else. Open . Energy and matter cross the systems boundaries. humans, trees. Photo Credit: PLACEUVM (https. ://. www.flickr.com. /photos/7415656@N03/3465663029. /). The . Climate and the Biosphere . curriculum module is part of a larger set of Earth science modules in the growing . March 2. nd. , 3. rd. and 4. th. 2016. . Biosphere 2 Facts. . Space Biospheres Ventures bought the property in 1984 and began construction of the current facility in 1986 to research and develop self-sustaining space-colonization technology. . Rahil Alhumaidi. October/10/2013. B-2. What is Biosphere?. The biosphere is the global sum of all ecosystems. .. Root word of Biosphere – “Bio” means “Life”, “sphere” means “ Circle”..