Interdependency between animal and plant speciesBiomes

The community of organisms living in a biome are affected by abiotic, environmental factors and by the feeding relationship in their ecosystem.

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Biomes

The area of the Earth and its atmosphere where living organisms are found is called the biosphere. The biosphere can be divided into large areas called that are characterised by their climate and contain distinctive communities of plants and animals. Terrestrial biomes are found on the land and aquatic biomes include freshwater and marine environments.

The map below shows the Earth’s major terrestrial biomes.

The variety of biomes that is in existence