Organism — Science definition
Defined in 2 courses:
- A living thing made of one or more cells that uses energy, responds, grows, reproduces and maintains stable internal conditions — characteristics applied as a set. (Life Science & Scientific Inquiry)
- An individual living thing, from a single-celled bacterium to a redwood tree or a human being. (Life Science: Biology)
Where it is taught
- Characteristics of Life & Biological Diversity — Scientific Inquiry & Diversity of Life, Life Science & Scientific Inquiry, Grade 7
- Cell Theory & the Discovery of Cells — Cells, Membranes & Exchange, Life Science: Biology, Grade 10
In use
An organism is made of one or more cells; it takes in materials and uses energy; it responds to its surroundings; it grows and develops; it reproduces; and it maintains stable internal conditions.
Characteristics of Life & Biological Diversity
Cell theory is the thread that ties every organism you will ever meet into a single story.
Cell Theory & the Discovery of Cells
Taught alongside
- homeostasis
- prokaryotic
- eukaryotic
- classification
- cell
- cell theory
- magnification
- resolution
- spontaneous generation