- biology, an
organism (from Gr****: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any organic,
living system that
functions as an
individual entity. All
organisms are composed...
-
genome size. Some
organisms group together to form a
superorganism (such as ants or bees), but such are not
classed as
single large organisms. The
Great Barrier...
- with
other larger organisms; some of
which are
mutually beneficial (mutualism),
while others can be
damaging to the host
organism (parasitism). If microorganisms...
- of
multiple cells.
Unicellular organisms fall into two
general categories:
prokaryotic organisms and
eukaryotic organisms. All
prokaryotes are unicellular...
- cyanobacteria-like
organisms that
lived 3–3.5
billion years ago. To reproduce, true
multicellular organisms must
solve the
problem of
regenerating a
whole organism from...
- (cir****scribing) and
classifying groups of
biological organisms based on
shared characteristics.
Organisms are
grouped into taxa (singular: taxon) and these...
- live near
hydrothermal vents on the deep-sea
ocean floor.
Aerotolerant organisms,
which cannot use
oxygen for growth, but
tolerate its presence. Facultative...
- The
smallest organisms found on
Earth can be
determined according to
various aspects of
organism size,
including volume, m****, height, length, or genome...
- that
discoveries made in the
model organism will
provide insight into the
workings of
other organisms.
Model organisms are
widely used to
research human...
-
includes long-lived
organisms that are
currently still alive as well as
those that are dead.
Determining the
length of an
organism's
natural lifespan is...
