organisms

Definitions

Individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

A complex structure of interdependent and subordinate elements whose relations and properties are largely determined by their function in the whole.

Examples

Microscopic organisms play a vital role in decomposing organic matter within the soil.

Scientists are studying how different organisms adapt to extreme environments like deep-sea vents.

Synonyms

living things biological entities life forms creatures vital beings

Antonyms

inanimate objects non-living matter lifeless things inorganic substances