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# biosphere

«biosphere» in Mova's school dictionary: **All the parts of the Earth where living things exist…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (the biosphere; biospheres)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (science) All the parts of the Earth where living things exist, from deep in the sea to high in the air, together with all the life there. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biosphere/#m1)

2) A large closed building made to hold living things and copy natural habitats (for example Biosphere 2 in Arizona). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biosphere/#m2)

3) (UNESCO) A biosphere reserve: a protected area where people and nature live together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biosphere/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and science lessons, the Earth is described in spheres: atmosphere (air), hydrosphere (water), lithosphere (rock) and biosphere (life). Pollution and climate change affect the whole biosphere.

### examples

- The biosphere includes oceans, forests, soil and air. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biosphere/#x1)
- Plants and animals together make up the biosphere. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biosphere/#x2)
- Scientists lived inside Biosphere 2 for two years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biosphere/#x3)
- The biosphere is only a thin layer around the Earth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biosphere/#x4)
- Pollution harms the whole biosphere. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biosphere/#x5)
- The area is protected as a UNESCO biosphere reserve. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biosphere/#x6)

### note

Usually «the biosphere». «Bio-» means life, «sphere» means ball. Compare atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «biosphere» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biosphere/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.