Biome:
Shows different biomes. Picture from: http://www2.brevard.edu/pfi/graphics/Plants_Animals/BIOMES.GIF
According to Dictionary.com a biome is a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the regions, especially such a community that has developed to climax. If you look at the picture on the left you will see the biomes that are the most common to the least common. Biomes contain animals, insects, and plants.