WHAT IS A BIOME?

Welcome to the Elmwood Park Zoo Animal and Exhibit reference library! This is where you can look for information about the animals in our zoo and the habitats they live in. Our zoo is organized by biomes, so that is how the information in this section will be arranged.

What is a biome? A biome is an ecosystem with distinct plant life and similar and relatively constant conditions in which living and non-living things interact to form a stable structure. In other words, a biome consists of animals and plants living in a habitat such as a rain forest with non-living things like rocks and water.