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Organisms Biology, Physiology. the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances from simpler ones. Cf. catabolism. — anabolic, adj. a relationship or association between two or more organisms that is harmful to one of them. Cf. symbiosis. the formation of chemical compounds by living organisms, either by synthesis or degradation. — biosynthetic, adj. the science or study of biotypes, or organisms sharing the same hereditary characteristics. — biotypologic, biotypological, adj. 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. 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. any one of a large variety of microscopic or ultramicroscopic organisms, as bacteria, viruses, etc. the theory that all organisms are descended from one original organism. — monogenetic, adj. any living thing or anything that resembles a living thing in complexity of structure or function. the study of the effects of climate on animal and plant life. — phenologist, phaenologist, n. — phenologic, phaenologic, phenological, phaenological, adj. a relationship or association between two or more organisms that is harmful to none of them. — symbiotic, adj. 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. xenogenesis. the state or quality of being bilaterally symmetrical, as certain organisms. — zygomorphic, zygomorphous, adj. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In this lecture we shall be concerned with a very general characteristic which broadly, though not absolutely, distinguishes the behaviour of living organisms from that of dead matter. As, therefore, in the case of animate bodies and organisms a certain magnitude is necessary, and a magnitude which may be easily embraced in one view; so in the plot, a certain length is necessary, and a length which can be easily embraced by the memory. Another fact of which he became convinced, after reading many scientific books, was that the men who shared his views had no other construction to put on them, and that they gave no explanation of the questions which he felt he could not live without answering, but simply ignored their existence and attempted to explain other questions of no possible interest to him, such as the evolution of organisms, the materialistic theory of consciousness, and so forth. |
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