b) In 1875, the geologist Eduard Suess used the term biosphere to describe the location where all living things dwell.
a) Since this initial formulation, the term has been further developed and is now considered to encompass all the ecosystems of the Earth.
e) It includes every living organism on the planet as well as their interactions with the earth, water, and air.
c) The biosphere is thought to have developed about 3.5 billion years ago when the first living organisms began to appear.
f) Today, some scientists have argued that the biosphere itself is a kind of super organism.
d) Each of the plants, animals and other organisms serve as just a piece of the whole.
