• Question: What is a biome and how many major biomes are there on Earth?

    Asked by rhooper821 to Ben, Dave, Ed, Sam, Susana on 19 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: David Briggs

      David Briggs answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      A biome is a particular sort of habitat found on earth.

      There is ARCTIC, PINE FOREST, FOREST, GRASSLAND, DESERT, JUNGLE and MOUNTAIN – so 7.

    • Photo: Susana Teixeira

      Susana Teixeira answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      It’s a type of ecosystem, right? The only major types I can think of are land and aquatic but Dave has named quite a few more.

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