Organism
71micro-organism — also microorganism, 1855, from MICRO (Cf. micro ) + ORGANISM (Cf. organism) …
72Zymogenic organism — Zymogenic ym o*gen ic, a. (Biol.) (a) Pertaining to, or formed by, a zymogene. (b) Capable of producing a definite zymogen or ferment. [1913 Webster] {Zymogenic organism} (Biol.), a micro[ o]rganism, such as the yeast plant of the {Bacterium… …
73Facultative anaerobic organism — A facultative anaerobic organism is an organism, usually a bacterium, that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present but is also capable of switching to fermentation. In contrast, obligate anaerobes die in presence of oxygen.Some… …
74Philosophy of Organism — or Organic Realism is how Alfred North Whitehead described his metaphysics. It is now known as process philosophy. Central to this school is the idea of concrescence. Concrescence means growing together (com/con from Latin for together ,… …
75Maintenance of an organism — is the collection of processes to stay alive, excluding production processes. The Dynamic Energy Budget theory delineates two classes Somatic maintenance. This comprises mainly the turnover of structural mass (mainly proteins) and the maintenance …
76Pioneer organism — A pioneer organism is an organism that populates a region after a natural disaster or any other event that may have caused most life in that area to disappear. Common pioneer organisms include lichens, and algae. Mosses usually follow lichens in… …
77genetically modified organism — Introduction organism whose genome has been engineered in the laboratory in order to favour the expression of desired physiological traits or the production of desired biological products. In conventional livestock production, crop farming, and… …
78multicellular organism — an organism composed of many cells, which are to varying degrees integrated and independent. The development of multicellular organisms is accompanied by cellular specialization and division of labour; cells become efficient in one process and… …
79free-living organism — noun an organism that is not directly dependent on another organism for survival. Ant: parasite …
80genetically modified organism — (GMO), living modified organism (LMO) a living organism that has a novel combination of genetic material acquired through genetic engineering …
