The environment, in the biophysical context, is the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism. In other contexts environment may also be used to refer to the immediate surroundings, to a milieu or to the environs within a system or topic, for instance computer science. Computer science (or computing science) is the study and the Science of the theoretical foundations of Information and Computation and their

The scope of the biophysical environment is all that contained in the biosphere, which is that part of the Earth in which all life occurs. The biosphere is the broadest level of ecological study the global sum of all Ecosystems. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 Life is a state that distinguishes Organisms from non-living objects such as non-life and dead organisms being manifested by growth through Metabolism Ecosystems, of which there are numerous types and are a defined part of the biosphere, collectively make up the whole of the biosphere. An ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants animals and micro-organisms( Biotic factors in an area functioning together with all of the non-living physical ( Within an ecosystem there are habitats in which an organism (including humans) exists. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species. The environment can be divided into two categories - the natural environment and the built environment, with some overlap between the two. See also Nature The natural environment, commonly referred to simply as the environment, is a terminology that is comprised of all living and The phrase built environment refers to the man-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places At its most natural, an environment would lack any effects of human activity, although the scale of this activity is such that all areas of the Earth have had at least some influence by humans. At the other end of the scale is the built environment and in some cases it has the biotic component that is virtually absent. In Biology, biotic components are the living things that shape an ecosystem

The biophysical environment can vary in scale from microscopic to global in extent. They can also be subdivided according to their attributes. Some examples may be the marine environment, the atmospheric environment and the terrestrial environment. Marine is an Umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the Sea or Ocean, such as Marine biology, Marine An atmosphere (from Greek ατμός - atmos, " Vapor " + σφαίρα - sphaira, " Sphere " ^[1]

Environmental science is the study of the interactions within the biophysical environment. Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical chemical and biological components of the environment. Part of this scientific discipline is the investigation of the effect of human activity on the environment. An academic discipline or field of study is a branch of Knowledge which is taught or Researched at the college or university level Ecology, a sub-discipline of biology and a part of environmental sciences, is often mistaken as a study of human induced effects on the environment. Ecology (from Greek grc οἶκος oikos, "house(hold" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of Environmental studies is a broader academic discipline that is the systematic study of interaction of humans with their environment. Environmental studies is the systematic study of human interaction with their environment It is a broad field of study that includes the natural environment, built environments and social environments. The social environment (context, also known as the Milieu, is the identical or similar Social positions and Social roles as a whole that influence the individuals

Environmentalism is a broad social and philosophical movement that, in a large part, seeks to minimise or eliminate the effect of human activity on the biophysical environment. Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. The issues of concern for environmentalists usually relate to the natural environment with the more important ones being old growth forest loss, pollution, climate change and species extinction. This is a list of environmental issues that are due to human activity Ancient Woodland Old growth forest, (also termed primary forest, ancient forest, virgin forest, primeval forest, frontier Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability disorder harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms they are in Climate change is any long-term significant change in the “average weather” that a given region experiences In Biology and Ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a Species or group of taxa.

See also

• List of environmental issues
• Lists of environmental topics
• Conservation
• List of conservation topics

References

Bibliography

• Miller, G. Tyler (1995). Environmental science. California: Wadsworth. ISBN 0-534-21588-2.