organism

Noun
  1. A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (synset 100004475)
    associated with:
    • fertilized ovum, zygote - (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
    • parthenote - a cell resulting from parthenogenesis
    • organic chemistry - the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)
    • stratum - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
    • metabolic process, metabolism - the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
    • morphogenesis - differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)
    • bioluminescent - (of living organisms) emitting light
    • cellular - characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
    • actinal - (of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated
    is a type of: animate thing, living thing - a living (or once living) entity
    subtypes:
    • benthos - organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea
    • dwarf - a plant or animal that is atypically small
    • heterotroph - an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
    • parent - an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
    • individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    • animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    • flora, plant, plant life - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
    • native - indigenous plants and animals
    • recombinant - a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred
    • conspecific - an organism belonging to the same species as another organism
    • carrier - (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring
    • denizen - a plant or animal naturalized in a region
    • amphidiploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent
    • diploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
    • haploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes
    • heteroploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species
    • polyploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
    • animalcule, animalculum - microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium
    • micro-organism, microorganism - any organism of microscopic size
    • aerobe - an organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for life
    • anaerobe - an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live
    • cross, crossbreed, hybrid - (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
    • polymorph - an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites
    • congenator, congener, congeneric, relative - an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
    • plankton - the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
    • nekton - the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales
    • parasite - an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
    • host - an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
    • commensal - either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
    • myrmecophile - an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant
    • eucaryote, eukaryote - an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells
    • procaryote, prokaryote - a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma
    • zooid - one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan
    • clon, clone - a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction
    • atavist, throwback - an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism
    • individual - a single organism
    • mascot - a character, animal or object that is adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure
    • mutant, mutation, sport, variation - (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
    • postdiluvian - anything living after Noah's flood
    • sitter - an organism (person or animal) that sits
    • stander - an organism (person or animal) that stands
    • utterer, vocaliser, vocalizer - an organism that can utter vocal sounds
    • fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
    • nonvascular organism - organisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mosses
    • relict - an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated
    • saprophyte, saprophytic organism - an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium
    • saprobe - an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water
    • katharobe - an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic matter
    has:
    • cell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
    • body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    substance holonym: tissue - part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
    same as: being
  2. A system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body (synset 108453046)
    "the social organism"
    is a type of: scheme, system - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

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