302. Organisms
See also 16. ANIMALS ; 32. BACTERIA ; 44. BIOLOGY ; 319. PLANTS ; 430. ZOOLOGY .
- anabolism
- Biology, Physiology. the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances from simpler ones. Cf. catabolism. —anabolic, adj.
- antibiosis
- a relationship or association between two or more organisms that is harmful to one of them. Cf. symbiosis .
- biosynthesis
- the formation of chemical compounds by living organisms, either by synthesis or degradation. —biosynthetic, adj.
- biotypology
- the science or study of biotypes, or organisms sharing the same hereditary characteristics. —biotypologic, biotypological, adj.
- catabolism, katabolism
- Biology, Physiology. the destructive processes of chemical ehange in living organisms, characterized by the breaking down of complex substances into simpler ones, with a release of energy. Cf. anabolism. —catabolic, adj.
- histology
- 1. the branch of biology that studies tissues of organisms.
- 2. the structure, especially the microscopic structure, of organic tissues. Also histiology. — histologist, n. — histologie, histological, adj.
- katabolism
- catabolism. — katabolic, adj.
- microorganism
- any one of a large variety of microscopic or ultramicroscopic organisms, as bacteria, viruses, etc.
- monogenesis
- the theory that all organisms are descended from one original organism. — monogenetic, adj.
- organism
- any living thing or anything that resembles a living thing in complexity of structure or function.
- phenology, phaenology
- the study of the effects of climate on animal and plant life. —phenologist, phaenologist, n. —phenologic, phaenologic, phenological, phaenological, adj.
- symbiosis
- a relationship or association between two or more organisms that is harmful to none of them. — symbiotic, adj.
- xenogenesis
- 1. abiogenesis; spontaneous generation.
- 2. metagenesis, or alternation of generations.
- 3. production of an offspring entirely different from either of the parents. Also xenogeny. — xenogenic , — xenogenetic, adj.
- xenogeny
- xenogenesis.
- zygomorphism
- the state or quality of being bilaterally symmetrical, as certain organisms. — zygomorphic, zygomorphous, adj.
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