Biosphere
The outer layer of the planet Earth can divididirse in different compartments: the hydrosphere (or sphere of water), the lithosphere (or sphere of soils and rocks), and the atmosphere (or the area of air). The biosphere is the living matter on the planet. It reaches in the other three areas, although there are no permanent inhabitants of the atmosphere. In relation to the volume of the Earth, the biosphere is only the very thin surface layer that extends 11,000 meters under the sea level at 15,000 meters above. It is usually thought that life first developed in the hydrosphere, at shallow depths in the photic zone. (However, currently it is estimated that life originated around hydrothermal sources deep in the Ocean). Then, in time, multicellular organisms appeared and colonized benthic zones. Photosynthetic organisms were issued, through chemical reactions, gases up to current concentrations, especially the abundance of oxygen, that characterize our planet. Life on Earth It developed later, protected from UV radiation by the ozone layer. The diversification of terrestrial species is thought it was increased by the drift of […]