organism
part of speech
noun (an organism, organisms)
meaning for a pupil
1) Any living thing, such as an animal, plant, fungus or bacterium. tree →
2) A whole system with parts that work together like a living thing. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science: all organisms need food, water and energy; micro-organisms are too small to see. In food chains, organisms eat or are eaten. Phrases: living organism, micro-organism, single-celled organism.
examples
- A tree is a living organism. tree →
- Bacteria are tiny organisms. tree →
- Every organism needs energy to live. tree →
- Some organisms have only one cell. tree →
- We looked at pond organisms under a microscope. tree →
- Fungi are organisms, not plants. tree →
note
Countable. Adjective: organic. Do not confuse with "organisation" (a group of people) or "orgasm". Micro-organisms (microbes) can only be seen with a microscope.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «organism» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.