Define Geobiology Flashcards
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Three ways to define study of geobiology
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in1. Earth as a system and life as part of that system
2. Life influence on Earth and vice versa
3. holistic multi-discipline that studies complexity of Earth system
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Domains within Geobioloby
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Global scale environmental problems
Earth History
Search for life on other planets
Macro-Micro scale research in present and past
multi-disciplinary
3
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Elements in the definition of life
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Energy
Proliferation (reproduction)
Death
Information storage
Closed system
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Definition of life for this class
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NASA definition:
Life is a sustained chemical system capable of undergoing Darwinian evolution
