Biota

(1) Biota (Plural biotas) [ Ecology ]

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names


	Biota , in a broad sense, is the assemblage of all the living organisms (plant, animal and microbial life) of a particular region at specific times.

	The biota of the Earth is known as the biosphere. The biotas of tropical forests are the richest of all.

(2) Biota Or Superdomain [ Taxonomy ]


	In scientific clas sification the biota or superdomain is a the taxonomic group that categorizes all life forms on the earth.

It is composed of the domains eukaryota, prokaryota, and acytota/aphanobionta/virus.

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