Biosphere vs Ecology - What's the difference?
biosphere | ecology |
the part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life
the totality of living organisms and their environment
The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
* 1949 - Bruce Kiskaddon, George R. Stewart
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As nouns the difference between biosphere and ecology
is that biosphere is the part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life while ecology is the branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.biosphere
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(wikipedia biosphere)Noun
(en noun)ecology
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(wikipedia ecology)Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
- As a graduate student, he was working on a thesis: The Ecology of the Black Creek Area . He had to investigate the relationships, past and present, of men and plants and animals in this region.
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