Organism

//ˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.əm//

"Organism" in a Sentence (13 examples)

Man is a complex organism.

The brain may be regarded as a kind of parasite of the organism, a pensioner, as it were, who dwells with the body.

Which organism causes malaria?

This protein is crucial for the organism to function properly.

I'm a genetically modified organism.

That is a unicellular organism.

It's a single-cell organism.

It is about a higher organism.

The levels of organization in Biology can be arranged in the following order: atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, system, organism, population, community, ecosystem and biosphere.

Systemic diseases are those that affect the entire organism.

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Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.

This strategy, known as caloric restriction, has been shown to increase the life span of various organisms and reduce their rate of cancer and other age-related ailments.

For the first time, Edith was aware of the hotel as a well populated organism, its attendants merely resting until an appropriate occasion should summon them to present themselves […].

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