Simple meaning
What does Organism mean?
An organism is any living thing.
Dictionary definition
A living thing, such as a plant, animal, fungus, or tiny microbe.
Example sentences
Organism in a sentence
easy
A bee is an organism.
medium
Every organism needs energy to survive.
hard
Scientists classify each organism by shared traits.
Synonyms
Words like Organism
living thingUse for any form of life.
life formUse for a type of organism.
Antonyms
Opposite words
nonliving matterUse for things without life.
objectUse for inanimate items.
Word family
Organism word family
Base word
organism
noun
organisms
Multiple living things.
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Practice 1
What is an organism?
Organism is a broad term for any individual life form.
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