The word biome is a short form of biological home.
There is no unanimity among the scientists as for as the definition as well as classification of biome is concerned.
Biome may be defined as a large natural eco-system wherein we study the total assemblage of plant and animal communities.
Here, all the biota have the minimum common characteristics and all the areas of biomes are characterized by more or less uniform environmental conditions.
Though a biome includes both plant and animal communities but a biome is usually identified and named on the basis of its dominant vegetation, which normally constitutes the bulk of the biomass.
These vegetations are most obvious and conspicuous visible component of the landscape. By biomass we mean the total weight of all living organisms – plants and animals, found in the biome.
