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community of living (biotic) organisms (Plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with nonliving
components (abiotic) of their environment (air, water and mineral soil), interacting as system
processes includes primary production, pedogenesis, nutrient cycling, and various niche
construction activities, regulate the flux of energy and matter through an environment.
Provide a variety of goods and services to human society
Biomes are larger units of organization that categorize regions of the Earth's ecosystems, mainly according to
the structure and composition of vegetation
There are different methods to define the continental boundaries of biomes dominated by different functional
types of vegetative communities that are limited in distribution by climate, precipitation, weather and other
environmental variables.
Biomes include tropical rainforest, temperate broadleaf and mixed forest, temperate deciduous
forest, taiga, tundra, hot desert, andpolar desert.