Search references for ORGANISM. Phrases containing ORGANISM
See searches and references containing ORGANISM!ORGANISM
Individual living life form
An organism is any living thing that functions as an individual. Such a definition raises more problems than it solves, not least because the concept of
Organism
Organism that consists of only one cell
unicellular organism, also known as a single-celled organism, is an organism that consists of a single cell, unlike a multicellular organism that consists
Unicellular_organism
Organism that consists of more than one cell
A multicellular organism is an organism that consists of more than one cell, and more than one cell type, unlike unicellular organisms. All species of
Multicellular_organism
Organisms used to study biology across species
that discoveries made in the model organism will provide insight into the workings of other organisms. Model organisms are widely used to research human
Model_organism
Model of social interactions
Social organism is a sociological concept, or model, wherein a society or social structure is regarded as a "living organism". Individuals interacting
Social_organism
Group of bacteria
The HACEK organisms are a group of fastidious Gram-negative bacteria that are an unusual cause of infective endocarditis, which is an inflammation of
HACEK_organisms
Microscopic living organism
A microorganism, or microbe, is an organism of microscopic size, which may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells. The possible existence
Microorganism
Sex of an organism which produces sperm
Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces, or is organized to produce, the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger
Male
Organism altered by genetic engineering
A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. The exact definition
Genetically_modified_organism
Organism with complex nutritional requirement
A fastidious organism is any organism that has complex or particular nutritional requirements. In other words, a fastidious organism will only grow when
Fastidious_organism
List of largest organisms on Earth
This article lists the largest organisms for various types of life and mostly considers extant species, which found on Earth can be determined according
Largest_organisms
Science of classifying organisms
biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Modern approaches prioritize common ancestry and evolutionary relationships. Organisms are grouped
Taxonomy_(biology)
Individual organism that has not yet reached its adult form
A juvenile is an individual organism (especially an animal) that has not yet reached its adult form, sexual maturity or size. Juveniles can look very different
Juvenile_(organism)
Sex of an organism that produces ovums
An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell)
Female
List of microorganisms
The smallest organisms found on Earth can be determined according to various aspects of organism size, including volume, mass, height, length, or genome
Smallest_organisms
1934 book by Kurt Goldstein
The Organism: A Holistic Approach to Biology Derived from Pathological Data in Man is a book on psychology and neurology by Dr. Kurt Goldstein, first published
The_Organism
Basic unit of taxonomic classification, below genus
and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. It can be defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals
Species
Organism that thrives in an oxygenated environment
An aerobic organism or aerobe is an organism that can survive and grow in an oxygenated environment. The ability to exhibit aerobic respiration may yield
Aerobic_organism
Domain of life whose cells have nuclei
The eukaryotes (/juːˈkærioʊts, -əts/) are cellular organisms of the domain Eukaryota or Eukarya, which have a distinct cell nucleus (formed by a nuclear
Eukaryote
Organism not requiring oxygen for its growth
An anaerobic organism or anaerobe is an organism that does not require molecular oxygen for growth or energy metabolism. Anaerobes produce adenosine triphosphate
Anaerobic_organism
Being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts
include cybernetic organism, cyber-organism, cyber-organic being, cybernetically enhanced organism, cybernetically augmented organism, technorganic being
Cyborg
This is a list of the longest-living biological organisms: the individuals or clones of a species with the longest natural maximum life spans. For a given
List of longest-living organisms
List_of_longest-living_organisms
Self-replicating computer program that mutates and evolves
A digital organism is a self-replicating computer program that mutates and evolves. Digital organisms are used as a tool to study the dynamics of Darwinian
Digital_organism
Field of study
of organisms that can learn. The symbiosis between learning and evolution is central to theories about the development of instincts in organisms with
Artificial_life
Organism harmful to human concerns
A pest is any organism harmful to humans or human concerns. The term is particularly used for creatures that damage crops, livestock, and forestry or cause
Pest_(organism)
2003 video game
Video games portal 2000s portal Dr. Blob's Organism is a 2003 video game developed by Digital Eel and published by Cheapass Games for Windows. It was later
Dr._Blob's_Organism
Short documentary film
Organism is a short creative documentary film from 1975 made by Hilary Harris. Harris spent 15 years creating this short time-lapse film, which depicts
Organism_(film)
Set of psychological theories
Organismic theories in psychology are a family of holistic psychological theories which tend to stress the organization, unity, and integration of human
Organismic_theory
Living things grouping together, usually for common benefit
be composed of two or more unitary (or solitary) organisms or be modular organisms. Unitary organisms have determinate development (set life stages) from
Colony_(biology)
Biological entity that causes disease in its host
(-genēs) 'producer of'), in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism, agent or micro-organism that can produce disease. A pathogen may also be referred
Pathogen
Structure to channel water past an obstacle
aquatic organisms. Poorly designed culverts can degrade water quality via scour and erosion, as well as restrict the movement of aquatic organisms between
Culvert
Organism that populates a region after an event kills off most life in that area
A pioneer organism, also called a disaster taxon, is an organism that colonizes a previously empty area first, or one that repopulates vacant niches after
Pioneer_organism
Organism that harbours another organism
In biology and medicine, a host is a larger organism that harbours a smaller organism; whether a parasitic, a mutualistic, or a commensalist guest (symbiont)
Host_(biology)
Ecological interaction between taxa
between two organisms of different species. In 1879, Heinrich Anton de Bary defined symbiosis as "the living together of unlike organisms". The term is
Symbiosis
Science of genes, heredity and variation
genetic variation, and heredity in organisms. It is an important branch in biology because heredity is vital to organisms' evolution. Gregor Mendel, a Moravian
Genetics
Biological process
reproduction, an organism can reproduce without the involvement of another organism. Asexual reproduction is not limited to single-celled organisms. The cloning
Reproduction
Type of heterotrophic nutrition based on decayed organic matter
Look up saprotroph in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A saprotroph is an organism that feeds on dead organic matter or waste by excreting chemicals to digest
Saprotroph
1971 film by Dušan Makavejev
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (Serbo-Croatian: W.R. – Misterije organizma / W.R. – Мистерије организма) is a 1971 film by Yugoslav director Dušan Makavejev
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R.:_Mysteries_of_the_Organism
Organisms capable of living in extreme environments
Latin extremus 'extreme' and Ancient Greek φιλία (philía) 'love') is an organism that is able to live or even thrive in extreme environments, such as extreme
Extremophile
Type of biological database
Model organism databases (MODs) are biological databases, or knowledgebases, dedicated to the provision of in-depth biological data for intensively studied
Model_organism_database
Unicellular organism lacking a membrane-bound nucleus
meaning "nut" or "kernel"), less commonly spelled procaryote, is a cellular organism that lacks a distinct cell nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles.
Prokaryote
Ancestor of all current life on Earth
the hypothesized latest common ancestral population of single-celled organisms from which all subsequent life forms descend under the three-domain system
Last universal common ancestor
Last_universal_common_ancestor
Organism that produces both male and female gametes
A hermaphrodite (/hərˈmæfrəˌdaɪt/) is a sexually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes. Animal species in which individuals are
Hermaphrodite
Beings that can respire with and without oxygen
A facultative anaerobic organism is an organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present, but is capable of switching to fermentation
Facultative anaerobic organism
Facultative_anaerobic_organism
In biology, Kappa organism or Kappa particle refers to inheritable cytoplasmic symbionts, occurring in some strains of the ciliate Paramecium. Paramecium
Kappa_organism
Cellular body type
/əˈmiːbi/)), often called an amoeboid, is a type of cell or unicellular organism with the ability to alter its shape, primarily by extending and retracting
Amoeba
Organism that is beneficial for soil health
In agriculture and gardening, a beneficial organism is any organism that benefits the growing process, including insects, arachnids, other animals, plants
Beneficial_organism
Standard terms for unambiguous description of relative placement of body parts
(ventral, anterior) of an organ, or organism. The dorsal (from Latin dorsum 'back') surface, (also dorsum) of an organism or organ, refers to the back, or
Anatomical_terms_of_location
Species introduced by human activity
modified organisms varies from organism to organism and is still being researched today, however, the rise of genetically modified organisms has added
Introduced_species
Provision to cells and organisms to support life
physiological process by which an organism uses food and water to support its life. The intake of these substances provides organisms with nutrients (divided into
Nutrition
Blue-green algal genus used in food
Spirulina is the dried biomass of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that can be consumed by humans and animals. The three species are Arthrospira platensis
Spirulina (dietary supplement)
Spirulina_(dietary_supplement)
Marvel Comics fictional character
MOH-dok; also written as M.O.D.O.K.; an acronym for Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing) is a fictional character appearing in American
MODOK
Gene or genetic material that has been transferred from one organism to another
one organism to another. The introduction of a transgene, in a process known as transgenesis, has the potential to change the phenotype of an organism. Transgene
Transgene
Extinct genus of indeterminate eukaryote
micrometres (0.0020 in) in diameter, making it by far the largest land-dwelling organism of its time. The taxonomy of Prototaxites has long been the subject of
Prototaxites
Sculpture in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Curious Organism is a 2009 steel sculpture by Stan Carroll, installed outside a parking garage at Robert S. Kerr and N. Broadway in Oklahoma City, in the
Curious_Organism
Hypothetical life with reversed molecular chirality
and the environment. Unlike simple mirror-image molecules, mirror-image organisms such as bacteria could reproduce and might irreversibly spread through
Mirror-image_life
Accelerated growth of an organism following a period of slowed development
catch-up growth and compensatory gain, is an accelerated growth of an organism following a period of slowed development, particularly as a result of nutrient
Compensatory growth (organism)
Compensatory_growth_(organism)
Organism type
autotroph is an organism that can convert abiotic sources of energy into energy stored in organic compounds, which can be used by other organisms. Autotrophs
Autotroph
fundamental processes of living organisms include: Proteins, which are the building blocks from which the structures of living organisms are constructed (this includes
Carbon-based_life
Process of producing individual organisms with identical genomes
process of producing individual organisms with identical genomes, by either natural or artificial means. In nature, some organisms produce clones through asexual
Cloning
Order of mammals
"The Kinman System: Toward a Stable Cladisto-Eclectic Classification of Organisms: Living and Extinct, 48 Phyla, 269 Classes, 1,719 Orders", Hays, Kan.
Carnivora
Beneficial symbiosis between species
benefit nor are harmed. This is in contrast with mutualism, in which both organisms benefit from each other; amensalism, where one is harmed while the other
Commensalism
Composite of the organism's observable characteristics or traits
characteristics or traits of an organism. The term covers all traits of an organism other than its genome, however transitory: the organism's morphology (physical
Phenotype
Group of synergistic organisms
group of synergetically interacting organisms of the same species. A community of synergetically interacting organisms of different species is called a holobiont
Superorganism
This is a list of model organisms used in scientific research. Phages (infecting prokaryotes): Escherichia virus Lambda (Phage lambda) Phi X 174, the
List_of_model_organisms
Organisms that live in salt water
which is also known as sea life or ocean life, refers to all the marine organisms that live in salt water habitats, or ecological communities that encompass
Marine_life
Oldest known non-clonal organism
Prometheus (recorded as WPN-114) was the world's oldest known non-clonal organism, a Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) tree growing near the
Prometheus_(tree)
Number of sets of chromosomes of a cell
reproducing organisms are made up of somatic cells that are diploid or greater, but ploidy level may vary widely between different organisms, between different
Ploidy
Online taxonomic database
The Index to Organism Names (ION) is an extensive compendium of scientific names of taxa at all ranks in the field of zoology, compiled from the Zoological
Index_to_Organism_Names
Set of animal species in any particular region and time
live on top of the sediment surface at the seafloor. Infauna are benthic organisms that live within the bottom substratum of a water body, especially within
Fauna
Sequence of DNA that determines traits in an organism
the physical traits, or the phenotype of an organism. The genotype is the total amount of DNA in an organism including genes, other functional elements
Gene
Actions by entities within a system
actions of organisms, individuals, systems or artificial entities in some environment. These systems can include other systems or organisms as well as
Behavior
Organism that thrives at relatively high temperatures
Thermophiles can be classified in various ways. One classification sorts these organisms according to their optimal growth temperatures: Simple thermophiles: 50–64 °C
Thermophile
Reproduction without a sexual process
arise by asexual reproduction from either unicellular or multicellular organisms inherit the full set of genes of their single parent and thus the newly
Asexual_reproduction
fictional elements. † Denotes that the organism is extinct. List of unusual biological names List of organisms named after famous people Stromberg, Joseph
List of organisms named after works of fiction
List_of_organisms_named_after_works_of_fiction
a standard as δ13C, are frequently used to detect carbon fixation by organisms and assess if purported early life evidence has biological origins. Typically
Earliest_known_life_forms
Interdisciplinary branch of biology and engineering
science that focuses on the new abilities of engineering into existing organisms to redesign them for useful purposes. In order to produce predictable
Synthetic_biology
The Generic Model Organism Database (GMOD) project provides biological research communities with a toolkit of open-source software components for visualizing
Generic Model Organism Database
Generic_Model_Organism_Database
Surface organism that grows upon another plant but is not nourished by it
meaning 'plant') is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant or plant-like organism such as kelp. It derives its moisture
Epiphyte
Organisms that do not cause disease
Nonpathogenic organisms are those that do not cause disease, harm or death to another organism. The term is usually used to describe bacteria. It describes
Nonpathogenic_organisms
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. A parasite is an organism that has sustained contact with another organism to the detriment of the host organism. Parasite, parasitism, or parasitic
Parasite_(disambiguation)
Substances & processes originating within an organism, tissue, or cell
biology, refers to the property of originating or developing from within an organism, tissue, or cell. For example, endogenous substances, and endogenous processes
Endogeny_(biology)
Genetically identical, single site plants, fungi, or bacteria
considered the world's largest organism by mass, covering 106 acres (43 ha), and also as among the world's oldest living organisms, at an estimated 14,000 years
Clonal_colony
Degree of similarity of the alleles in an organism
both alleles of a diploid organism are the same, the organism is homozygous at that locus. If they are different, the organism is heterozygous at that locus
Zygosity
Measures to prevent escape of GMOs
treaties were created in the years following to contain genetically modified organisms and prevent their escape. Nevertheless, there are several examples of
Biocontainment of genetically modified organisms
Biocontainment_of_genetically_modified_organisms
Topics referred to by the same term
chemical interactions that impact on any organism or a group of organisms. Ecology, the study of the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical
Environment
Species with a large effect on its environment
maintaining the structure of an ecological community, affecting many other organisms in an ecosystem and helping to determine the types and numbers of various
Keystone_species
precambrian organisms. The largest known Permian sponge Gigantospongia had diameter up to 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in). Dinosaur size Largest organisms Megafauna
Largest_prehistoric_animals
alternative unit is sometimes used for organisms: body length per second. On this basis the 'fastest' organism on earth, relative to its body length,
Fastest_animals
Sex characteristics between male and female
Intersex is a general term for an organism that has sex characteristics that are between male and female. It typically applies to a minority of members
Intersex_(biology)
Type of organism
Polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs) are a group of microorganisms that, under certain conditions, facilitate the removal of large amounts of phosphorus
Polyphosphate-accumulating organisms
Polyphosphate-accumulating_organisms
Organism that metabolizes molecular hydrogen
Hydrogenotrophs are organisms that are able to metabolize molecular hydrogen as a source of energy. An example of hydrogenotrophy is performed by carbon
Hydrogenotroph
Organism that ingests organic carbon for nutrition
is an organism that cannot produce its own food, instead taking nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly matter from other organisms. In the
Heterotroph
Organism that lacks a rigid skeleton
Soft-bodied organisms are organisms that lack rigid physical skeletons or frame, roughly corresponds to the group Vermes as proposed by Carl von Linné
Soft-bodied_organism
Multi-cellular organisms that have no microorganisms living in or on them
Germ-free organisms are multi-cellular organisms that have no microorganisms living in or on them. Such organisms are raised using various methods to
Germ-free_animal
Genus of bacteria
name for these mycoplasmas was pleuropneumonia-like organisms (PPLO), broadly referring to organisms similar in colonial morphology and filterability to
Mycoplasma
Introduced species that harms its new environment
environmental threats worldwide. Invasion of long-established ecosystems by organisms is a natural phenomenon, but human-facilitated introductions have greatly
Invasive_species
Species that is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions
narrow range of environmental conditions or has a limited diet. Most organisms do not all fit neatly into either group, however. Some species are highly
Generalist and specialist species
Generalist_and_specialist_species
Characteristics that distinguish the sexes, primary and secondary
Sexual characteristics are physical traits of an organism (typically of a sexually dimorphic organism) which are indicative of or resultant from biological
Sexual_characteristics
Any function vital to living organisms
A biological process is a process necessary for an organism to live, and therefore shapes its capacity to interact with its environment. Biological processes
Biological_process
ORGANISM
ORGANISM
ORGANISM
ORGANISM
ORGANISM
ORGANISM
ORGANISM
ORGANISM
ORGANISM