NounSingular organism Plural organisms organism (plural organisms)
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Derived termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. In biology, an organism is any living thing (such as animal, plant, fungus, or micro-organism). In at least some form, all organisms are capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homeostasis as a stable whole. An organism may either be unicellular (single-celled) or be composed of, as in humans, many billions of cells grouped into specialized tissues and organs. The term multicellular (many-celled) describes any organism made up of more than one cell. The terms "organism" (Greek ὀργανισμός - organismos, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον - organon "organ, instrument, tool") first appeared in the English language in 1701 and took on its current definition by 1834 (Oxford English Dictionary). Scientific classification in biology considers organisms synonymous with life on Earth. Based on cell type, organisms may be divided into the prokaryotic and eukaryotic groups. The prokaryotes represent two separate domains, the Bacteria and Archaea. Eukaryotic organisms, with a membrane-bounded cell nucleus, also contain organelles, namely mitochondria and (in plants) plastids, generally considered to be derived from endosymbiotic bacteria. Fungi, animals and plants are examples of species that are eukaryotes. More recently a clade, Neomura, has been proposed, which groups together the Archaea and Eukarya. Neomura is thought to have evolved from Bacteria, more specifically from Actinobacteria. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is an organism that uses digestive juices to break down substances in their surroundings? Q. I need help for a worksheet. This is a multicellular organism by the way. Asked by Good Luck - Wed Apr 8 20:25:18 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Fungi acquire nutrients using the process that you described. Answered by flyguy09 - Wed Apr 8 20:50:18 2009 What are four ways an ectothermic organism's behavior helps it regulate temperature? Q. I am working on bio lab 10, and I couldn't get the answers to the following questions. 1) why does temperature affect heart rate in ectothermic organisms? 2) Discuss what results you might obtain if you repeated this experiment using an endothermic organism. 3) Describe at least four ways an ectothermic organism's behavior helps it regulate its temperature. I really need an A on this lab. please help. Asked by crazyindiangurl - Sat Nov 24 15:02:45 2007 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments A. Oh Man, I remember this lab in AP Bio... I also went to the internet for help. Let's see, for number two, an endothermic organism does not rely on it's environment to regulate it's temperature as much as an ectotherm, So, the results would be a lot less 'drastic'. "The metabolism of an organism is closely tied to its temperature. Within a narrow range of temperatures to which an ectothermic animal is tolerant, the metabolic rate increases with an increase in temperature and decreases with a decrease in temperature. As the temperature rises, ectothermic animals become more active, within limits, and as it falls, they become more sluggish and lethargic. This certainly restricts the habitats these animals can inhabit because they are always… [cont.] Answered by summermojo - Sat Nov 24 15:15:10 2007 How do you know wheather a organism photosynthesized or respired?
Q. We did a cricket lab in class. I have to tell which organism photosynthesized and which respired. How can I determine that? Asked by vballgirl - Thu Mar 19 20:10:44 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. All organisms respire. plants photosynthesize. photosynthesis uses light to convert CO2 into sugar. Respiration produces CO2. So the organism that photosynthesizes makes less CO2. Answered by nrginequalsnrgout - Thu Mar 19 20:16:02 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "organism"  news.google.com Princeton University "She has taken her research into avenues that are virtually unexplored in any organism , and she is applying her ideas to the worm because it is such a ... and more » news.google.com Russia-InfoCenter The new organism is supposed to function more effectively and even to entice more investors. Moreover, such measure would let to keep the transportation ... and more » news.google.com UT The Daily Texan To use complete DNA sequences of an entire organism . To use that information to infer phylogenies. Warnow agreed, saying constructing trees for individual ... and more » From Google News Search: "organism"  static.howstuffworks.com 226px x 306px | 9.50kB [source page] Legionnaire s disease was first described in 1976 after an outbreak of fatal pneumonia at a Legionnaires convention The newly described organism which caused the disease was named Legionella  sztuka-fabryka.be 400px x 400px | 144.90kB [source page] organism 02 jpg 18 Mar 2005 21 55 87k organism 05 jpg 18 Mar 2005 21 56 122k organism 2005 01 jpg 31 Jul 2005 14 02 145k organism 2005 06 jpg 31 Jul 2005 14 06 162k  biology-blog.com 245px x 400px | 26.50kB [source page] Prehistoric mystery organism verified as giant fungus From Yahoo Image Search: "organism"  dowell-netherlands.com pkhelan ue, 23 Jun 2009 15:13:00 GM CAIRO, June 23 (KUNA) -- The number of cases infected with the swine flu-causing A/H1N1 virus in Egypt stood at 40 as of yesterday, according to a report by the Cabinet's Informational Council on Tuesday.The report said that the cases ... dowell-netherlands.com pkhelan ue, 16 Jun 2009 15:56:00 GM MUMS and dads are being urged to stay on their guard after a child in Bishopbriggs became the latest to contract swine flu. The youngster, who attends Wester Cleddens Primary School, has been officially diagnosed with the virus ... dowell-netherlands.com pkhelan hu, 18 Jun 2009 07:12:00 GM Fourth A/H1N1 flu death confirmed in US San Francisco Bay Area China says it is keeping a close eye on mutant flu virus Three more US states report first death of A/H1N1 flu S Korea's influenza A/H1N1 cases rise to 79 ... From Google Blog Search: "organism" |
