Whose term'biosphere' did Vernadsky popularize?
Charles Darwin
James Hutton
Eduard Suess
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Answer
The term "biosphere" was popularized by Ukrainian scientist and philosopher Vladimir Vernadsky in his works in the early 20th century. Vernadsky used it to describe the global sum of all ecosystems and living organisms on Earth, encompassing all the areas where life can exist. He viewed the biosphere as a dynamic system influenced by both biological and geological processes.
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