A biome is a community of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in. They can be found over a range of continents. Biomes are distinct biological communities that have formed in response to a shared physical climate. "Biome" is a broader term than "habitat"; any biome can comprise a variety of habitats.

While a biome can cover large areas, a microbiome is a mix of organisms that coexist in a defined space on a much smaller scale. For example, the human microbiome is the collection of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that are present on a human body.

A 'biota' is the total collection of organisms of a geographic region or a time period, from local geographic scales and instantaneous temporal scales all the way up to whole-planet and whole-timescale spatiotemporal scales. The biotas of the Earth make up the biosphere.

The term was suggested in 1916 by Clements, originally as a synonym for biotic community of Mobius (1877). Later, it gained its current definition, based on earlier concepts of phytophysiognomy, formation and vegetation (used in opposition to flora), with the inclusion of the animal element and the exclusion of the taxonomic element of species composition. In 1935, Tansley added the climatic and soil aspects to the idea, calling it ecosystem. The International Biological Program (196474) projects popularized the concept of biome.

1. What's the topic at hand?
2. Are the large or small?
3. When was the term coined?
4. By?
5. What name did it get in 1935?
6. Who named it?
7. What was one thing he added to the idea?
8. Name another?
9. What is related to 1877?
10. What has the same meaning as it?
11. What projects were going on in the mid 60s to early 70s?

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1. biomes
2. no
3. in 1916
4. Clements
5. ecosystem
6. Tansley
7. added two ,climatic and soil aspects to the idea
8. soil aspects
9. A 'biota'
10. concepts of phytophysiognomy, formation and vegetation (used in opposition to flora),
11. The International Biological Program