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Organism
Organism Or"gan*ism, n. [Cf. F. organisme.]
1. Organic structure; organization. ``The advantageous
organism of the eye.' --Grew.
2. (Biol.) An organized being; a living body, either
vegetable or animal, compozed of different organs or parts
with functions which are separate, but mutually dependent,
and essential to the life of the individual.
Note: Some of the lower forms of life are so simple in
structure as to be without organs, but are still called
organisms, since they have different parts analogous in
functions to the organs of higher plants and animals.
Meaning of Organism from wikipedia
- In biology, an organism (from Gr****: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that embodies the properties of life. It is a synonym for "life form"...
- unicellular organism, also known as a single-celled organism, is an organism that consists of a single cell, unlike a multicellular organism that consists...
- Multicellular organisms are organisms that consist of more than one cell, in contrast to unicellular organisms. All species of animals, land plants and...
- The largest organisms now found on Earth can be determined according to various aspects of an organism's size, such as: m****, volume, area, length, height...
- A microorganism, or microbe, is a microscopic organism, which may exist in its single-celled form or a colony of cells. The possible existence of unseen...
- An anaerobic organism or anaerobe is any organism that does not require oxygen for growth. It may react negatively or even die if free oxygen is present...
- A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. The exact definition...
- The smallest organisms found on Earth can be determined according to various aspects of organism size, including volume, m****, height, length, or genome...
- An aerobic organism or aerobe is an organism that can survive and grow in an oxygenated environment. In contrast, an anaerobic organism (anaerobe) is any...
- A fastidious organism is any organism that has complex or particular nutritional requirements. In other words, a fastidious organism will only grow when...
