2007-03-12 08:00:25 · 2 answers · asked by nine_ball_tattoo 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
One could not calculate this number exactly, but one could estimate this value, or any other value based on certain assumptions and calculations.
For example, you could base your value on the average number of cells per square mile in various climates, estimate the number of organisms, number of cells per organism, and then account for the entire land area in each kind of climate. Repeat for the sea and air.
While your estimate may not appear to be very accurate, you could find an upper limit to the value that is actually plausible.
It is important to understand the difference between estimating and calculating. In this case, we begin with estimates and then calculate. In other situations, we begin with measurements, and then can calculate actual values.
2007-03-13 12:49:33 · answer #1 · answered by gaurav19671031 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nobody has ever calculated this value.
2007-03-16 03:55:45 · answer #2 · answered by gokul s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋