{"id":3117,"date":"2017-02-09T23:34:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T23:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=3117"},"modified":"2024-04-26T02:48:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T02:48:25","slug":"introduction-to-biomes","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/chapter\/introduction-to-biomes\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Biomes","rendered":"Introduction to Biomes"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Identify different biomes of our world<\/h2>\r\nThe Earth\u2019s biomes are categorized into two major groups: terrestrial and aquatic. 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