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Constructed of steel-framed glass, this 1.28-hectare structure near Oracle, Arizona, is intended to replicateecological environments on earth (that is, Biosphere 1) under closed conditions. In addition to agricultural and living areas for its human occupants, Bio-sphere 2 houses tropical rain forest, desert, savannah, and cloud forest ecosystems-1as well as a coral reef within a miniature ocean. The original purpose of Biosphere 2 was to provide baseline-datafor designing structures for long-term habitation by humans in space. The underlying philosophy was that biological systems were self-organizing and self-regulating on a global scale, a notion that met with considerable skepticism in the scientific community. In an exercise described by some as more showmanship than science, four men and four women sealed themselves within Biosphere 2 in September 1991. Over a two-year period, oxygen was depleted and had to be replenished, and failed crops resulted in the restriction of the occupants' diets to 1,750 calorieper day. Supporters maintained that results of serious scientific interest were obtained, including data on nutrientdynamics and waste-recycling technology. Critics pointed out that Biosphere 2 was privately funded (by the Texas oil billionaireand self-described "ecopreneur" Edward Bass), freeing it from the strict, objective evaluation required of publicly funded research. A second, seven-person team inhabited Bio-sphere 2 between March and September of 1994. During that period, in an effort to rehabilitate the project's credibility, a new administration established a consortium to conduct future research with scientists from Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
Bibliography
Vergano, Dan. "Brave New World of Biosphere 2." Science News 150, no. 20 (16 November 1996): 312-313.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agobecause it is the second biosphere. earth is biosphere 1 :) <3 <(@
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∙ 14y agoBiosphere 2 was given that name in recognition of the Earth itself being 'biosphere 1'.
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∙ 13y agoIt has living organisms and the suitable habitat for it's survival.
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What is the scientific adventurers who live in biosphere 2 were called?
e. bionauts
When was the biosphere 2 built?
biosphere 2 was built in 1876
What is called the total inhabited area by living being Is it biosphere or ecosystem?
biosphere
What is the combined portions of eath called in which all living things exist?
the biosphere
Why Biosphere 2 failed?
the biosphere 2 was a limited succes, not everything on planet earth can be carried into a small biosphere human made, it is impossible.
What is the scientific adventurers who live in biosphere 2 were called?
e. bionauts
When was the biosphere 2 built?
biosphere 2 was built in 1876
What part of the earth supports living things?
The biosphere; also called the Ecosphere.
The part of earth that supports life is called the?
The Biosphere.
What is the unit of the biosphere called where nonliving and living factors interact?
They interact in the biosphere?
What is called the total inhabited area by living being Is it biosphere or ecosystem?
biosphere
What is the portion of the Earth and atmosphere that supports life?
It is actually called the biosphere it is the part of the earth that can support life. That is why Earth is different than other planets, it's because we have a biosphere.
Where is water located in the biosphere?
It's not in the biosphere. Oceans have their own sphere called the hydrosphere.
What is the combined portions of eath called in which all living things exist?
the biosphere
How big is biosphere 2?
Biosphere covers 3.15 acres of land.
What is biosphere also called in geography?
it is called crust
What is the climate of an area called?
Biosphere
