-
system that
functions as an
individual entity. All
organisms are
composed of
cells (cell theory).
Organisms are
classified by
taxonomy into
groups such as...
- that
consists of
multiple cells.
Organisms fall into two
general categories:
prokaryotic organisms and
eukaryotic organisms. All
prokaryotes are unicellular...
-
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...
- (cir****scribing) and
classifying groups of
biological organisms based on
shared characteristics.
Organisms are
grouped into taxa (singular: taxon) and these...
-
Multicellular organisms arise in
various ways, for
example by cell
division or by
aggregation of many
single cells.
Colonial organisms are the result...
- breeding, in
which organisms with
desired traits (and thus with the
desired genes) are used to
breed the next
generation and
organisms lacking the trait...
- The
smallest organisms found on
Earth can be
determined according to
various aspects of
organism size,
including volume, m****, height, length, or genome...
- live near
hydrothermal vents on the deep-sea
ocean floor.
Aerotolerant organisms,
which cannot use
oxygen for growth, but
tolerate its presence. Facultative...
-
common pioneer organisms include lichens and algae.
Mosses usually follow lichens in
colonization but
cannot serve as
pioneer organisms.
These common pioneer...
