Hence the elements in the environment could enter organisms. The organisms have to deal with them in order to maintain their integrity.
Geological processes move elements around at the global as well as local levels.
The biosphere, as its memebers metabolize the elements, can thus contribute to the overall global geocycling of elements. A diagram is used to indicate several different manners of the contribution and their extents of contribution to the geoprocesses. Diagrams have been devised to illustrate the movements of elements through the biosphere. However, no geological process is incorporated in these three diagrams. Principles and Applications in Bioinorganic Chemistry - XI J. Chem.