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Biosphere

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Biosphere: All ecosystems on Earth as well as the Earths crust, waters, and atmosphere on and in which organisms exist; also, the sum of all living matter on Earth.

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Gaia: A hypothetical superorganism composed of the Earths four spheres: the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere.

Geosphere: Considered the solid portions of the earth, including the hydrosphere and the lithosphere, as opposed to the atmosphere, which lies above it. At their conjunction is the biosphere.

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