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Earth’s biosphere is not completely self-contained (or closed) because?

A) humans pollute the atmosphere and bodies of water
B) plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria obtain energy from sunlight, and heat escapes from the biosphere into space
C) the precipitation that falls on the interior of western North America is derived from the Pacific Ocean
D) bacteria that live on snowy mountains receive nutrients blown to them by winds
E) sulfur bacteria that live near hydrothermal vents deep in the oceans use CO2 contained in seawater to make organic compounds

B. The Earth is not completely self-contained cause it exchanges energy and particles with the space surrounding it.

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