what is an organism?
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organism An organism is a living thing that can function on its own. That includes your pet guppy, the tree in your backyard, and — of course — you. While the word organism typically indicates an actual living thing, you can also use organism to refer to anything that acts or functions like a living thing.
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Paolo Soleri Ecology (from Greek: οἶκος, house, or environment; -λογία, study of) is the scientific analysis and study of interactions among organisms and their environment. See glossary of ecology.
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- An ecosystem is a community of organisms interacting with each other and with their environment such that energy is exchanged and system-level processes, such as the cycling of elements, emerge. Levels of organization of Ecology, highlighting ecosystems.
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Pest (organism) A pest is any living organism, whether animal, plant or fungus, which is invasive or troublesome to plants or animals, human or human concerns, livestock, or human structures. It is a loose concept, as an organism can be a pest in one setting but beneficial, domesticated or acceptable in another.
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- The term organism (from Greek ὀργανισμός, organismos, from ὄργανον, organon, i.e. instrument, implement, tool, organ of sense or apprehension) first appeared in the English language in 1703 and took on its current definition by 1834 (Oxford English Dictionary). It is directly related to the term organization.
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organism n a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently. organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea. a plant or animal that is atypically small. an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition.
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organism These are all organisms. The definition of an organism is a creature such as a plant, animal or a single-celled life form, or something that has interdependent parts and that is being compared to a living creature. An individual form of life, such as a bacterium, protist, fungus, plant, or animal, composed of a single cell or a complex of cells in which organelles or organs work together to carry out the various processes of life.
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ecosystem Ecosystem. a natural complex (biologically integral system) formed by living organisms (biocenosis) and their environment (abiotic, such as the atmosphere, or biotic, such as the soil and bodies of water), which are interrelated by the exchange of matter and energy.
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What are Pathogens? 10 hilariously insightful foreign words. A pathogen is any organism — such as a virus, a fungus, or a bacterium — that causes a disease in another organism. Diseases caused by organisms can range from the common cold to food poisoning to meningitis.
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An Introduction to the Cells of Organisms An organism is any living thing, whether it is a plant, an animal or fungi. Some organisms (known as simple organisms) are composed of only one cell; others are composed of many more. These are multicellular organisms, human beings being one example.The first cells to ever be studied closely were those belonging to plants and animals.ome organisms (known as simple organisms) are composed of only one cell; others are composed of many more. These are multicellular organisms, human beings being one example. The first cells to ever be studied closely were those belonging to plants and animals.
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- An organism can be unicellular or multicellular. Unicellular organism is an organism which only has one cell while a multicellular organism is an organism that made up of more than one cell. Unicellular organism usually quite active and always moving around.
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Organism Polypore fungi and angiosperm trees are large many-celled organisms, eukaryotes. In biology, an organism (from Greek: οργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life. It is a synonym for life form.
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Organism All known types of organisms are capable of some degree of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development and homeostasis. An organism consists of one or more cells; when it has one cell is a unicellular organism; and when it has more than one it is known as a multicellular organism.Most unicellular organisms are of microscopic size and are thus classified as microorganisms.umans are multicellular organisms composed of many trillions of cells grouped into specialized tissues and organs. An organism may be either a prokaryote or a eukaryote. Prokaryotes are represented by two separate domains, the Bacteria and Archaea.
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organism 1 : a complex structure of interdependent and subordinate elements whose relations and properties are largely determined by their function in the whole the nation is not merely the sum of individual citizens at any given time, but it is a living organism, a mystical body … of which the individual is an ephemeral part — Joseph Rossi.
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- These are all organisms. noun. The definition of an organism is a creature such as a plant, animal or a single-celled life form, or something that has interdependent parts and that is being compared to a living creature. An example of an organism is a dog, person or bacteria.
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organism (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species. (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes. microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium. any organism of microscopic size.
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organism n. An individual form of life, such as a plant, animal, bacterium, protist, or fungus; a body made up of organs, organelles, or other parts that work together to carry on the various processes of life. or′gan·is′mal (-nĭz′məl) , or′gan·is′mic (-mĭk) adj.rganism. An individual of some type of life form, such as a plant, an animal, or a microorganism. Mentioned in: Antibiotics, Antihelminthic Drugs, Antimalarial Drugs, Urinary Anti-Infectives, Vaginal Pain.
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1.2 What Is a Living Organism? Viruses do not fit the definition of living organisms. Viruses are molecular aggregates of proteins and nucleic acids (see Chapter 2) and lack cells or metabolic systems. Furthermore, although viruses self-replicate, they can only do so by using materials from their hosts, and they are only able to multiply inside host cells.
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organism 1 An example of an organism is a dog, person or bacteria.  An example of an organism is one party in the political organism.
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Organism Chambers Online Reference provides a much broader definition: any living structure, such as a plant, animal, fungus or bacterium, capable of growth and reproduction. The definition emphasises life; it allows for any life form, organic or otherwise, to be considered an organism.
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Cell (biology) Cell (biology) The cell is the structural and functional unit of all living organisms, and is sometimes called the building block of life. Some organisms, such as bacteria, are unicellular, consisting of a single cell.
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Organism There are different types of living organisms in our surroundings, which include unicellular, multi cellular, eukaryotes, prokaryotes,etc. These living creatures are collectively called as organisms, as their body is made up of one or more organs and organelles to carry out various processes in the entire life. The term organism is derived from the Greek word meaning an organ of sense.
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What is an organism? The definition of an organism Wikipedia gives is An organism is any contiguous living system. I understand that these are not organisms according to this definition: A bird and a tree it's per...
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organism noun. 1  An individual form of life, such as a bacterium, protist, fungus, plant, or animal, composed of a single cell or a complex of cells in which organelles or organs work together to carry out the various processes of life. 2  A system regarded as analogous in its structure or functions to a living body: the social organism.
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Middle School Science/Glossary/O 1 Organism: A single living being, usually made up of organ systems. 2  Organ: A group of different kinds of tissue working together to preform a specific function within an organism.
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What is an Ecosystem? What is an Ecosystem? An ecosystem includes all of the living things (plants, animals and organisms) in a given area, interacting with each other, and also with their non-living environments (weather, earth, sun, soil, climate, atmosphere). In an ecosystem, each organism has its own niche or role to play.