Meaning of organism in English

Examples of organism

organism
We do not understand the notion of a "psychological" theory that is "nonindividualistic"; the individual organism is psychology's focal level of analysis.
In multicellular organisms different patterns have been reported.
In many cases parasites are incapable of surviving and multiplying in the absence of a host organism.
The body of every future organism was supposed to have been created in that first moment of time.
If it fails to do this, the organism will ultimately die as systems fail.
Since organisms persist, the inflammatory response remains prolonged and, if untreated, proves ultimately fatal both in animal models and in humans.
Environmental risk factors impact on organisms and will interact with genes, gene products, and genetically influenced pathways at a biological level.
Thus, they discovered various fungal organisms associated with spear rot and bud rot symptoms.
Instead of sticking to neurophysiology, they referred to the structure of the organism or the lived body.
Currently there is no adequate method to predetermine the potential impacts of a released genetically modified organism on the ecosystem.
When sampled with a kick net, the only organisms found in significant abundance at this marine foraging site were amphipods.
In addition, the chemical must be economically feasible and must not be hazardous to the environment and other organisms.
The number of other organisms that died in enclosures during the experiments was not determined.
Of the more than 1000 strains of oral bacteria tested, each strain coaggregates with a defined set of partner organisms.
Its natural environment is the soil where this organism feeds mainly on bacteria.
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Collocations with organism

organism

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aquatic organism
Culverts that offer adequate aquatic organism passage reduce impediments to movement of fish, wildlife and other aquatic life that require instream passage.
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beneficial organisms
In the ranking approach, the indicator establishes unitless ranks that categorize data points on the pesticide's toxicity to humans and a variety of beneficial organisms.
benthic organisms
The food is then squirrelled away for poorer times deep in the sediment, out of reach to other benthic organisms.
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Translations of organism

in Chinese (Traditional)
生物體, 有機體, 微生物…
in Chinese (Simplified)
生物体, 有机体, 微生物…
in Spanish
organismo…
in Portuguese
organismo…
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有機体…
organizma, canlı varlık…
organisme…
organisme…
organisme…
كائن حَي…
organismus…
organisme…
organisme…
สิ่งมีชีวิต…
sinh vật…
organizm…
organisma…
der Organismus…
organisme…
유기체…
організм…
organismo…
организм, микроорганизм…
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