Definition of Organisms. Meaning of Organisms. Synonyms of Organisms

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Definition of Organisms

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 Organisms from wikipedia

- viruses, despite the fact that they evolve like organisms. Other problematic cases include colonial organisms; a colony of eusocial insects is organised adaptively...
- with other larger organisms; some of which are mutually beneficial (mutualism), while others can be damaging to the host organism (parasitism). If microorganisms...
- that consists of multiple cells. Organisms fall into two general categories: prokaryotic organisms and eukaryotic organisms. Most prokaryotes are unicellular...
- (cir****scribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Organisms are grouped into taxa (singular: taxon), and these...
- (1,200 mi) but contains many organisms of many types of species. When considering singular entities, the largest organisms are clonal colonies which can...
- The smallest organisms found on Earth can be determined according to various aspects of organism size, including volume, m****, height, length, or genome...
- Eukaryota or Eukarya, organisms whose cells have a membrane-bound nucleus. All animals, plants, fungi, seaweeds, and many unicellular organisms are eukaryotes...
- A multicellular organism is an organism that consists of more than one cell, unlike unicellular organisms. All species of animals, land plants and most...
- across species (creating transgenic organisms), and even across kingdoms. Creating a genetically modified organism is a multi-step process. Genetic engineers...
- of such organisms capable of continued procreation among themselves are a pioneer species. After a natural disaster, common pioneer organisms include...