How many biomes are there?
1 Answer
The exact number of biomes depends on who you ask.
Explanation:
The exact number of biomes depends on who you ask. Different people and/or organizations classify biomes in slightly different ways. Some will say that there are five, some six, and some more.
It is common to state that there are five major biomes: deserts, aquatic, forests, grasslands, and tundra. Read more about them here.
NASA lists seven biomes: tundra, shrubland, rainforest, grassland, desert, temperate deciduous forest, and coniferous forests.
Others may say there are nine biomes: marine, freshwater, savanna, grassland, taiga, tundra, desert, temperate forest, and tropical rainforest.
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More examples of biome classifications are below.
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To conclude, the number of biomes depends on who is classifying them and the number of biomes depends on this.
