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The biosphere comprises that part of the earth where life is present. It is possible that about 13 million different kinds (species) of organisms currently inhabit this relatively shallow, superficial and more or less continuous zone of land, water and air. However, a substantial proportion of existing organisms are microscopic and of uncertain taxonomic status. This is especially true of simpler types of lives such as bacteria and yeasts. If the more easily recognized organisms are considered, some 300 000 species of green plants and fungi, together with 1.3 million or so species of animals are known. The part of the Earth’s environment in which living organisms are found, and with which they interact
to produce a steady-state system, effectively a whole planet ecosystem. Sometimes it is termed ecosphere to emphasise the interconnection of the biotic and abiotic components. Biotic is applied to the living components of the biosphere or of an ecosystem as distinct from the non living, abiotic, physical and chemical components, while abiotic is nonliving, devoid of life.
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