organism

Definition: In biology, an living organism is any contiguous living system, such as an animal, a plant, a fungus, or a bacteria.

An organism is composed of components / component, structured in level of organisation :
 systems
 organs
 tissues
 cells
 cellualr organites
 biomolecules
 atoms

Types

  viruses
 unicellular organisms

• prokaryotes : archaeas and bacterias
• unicellular eukaryotes : protozoans / protistas

 multicellular eukaryotes : metazoans

• plantae
• fungi
• animalia

Components

 limits / organismal limit
 cellular compartment
 extracellular compartment

Pathology

During a disease , a component can be subject to morphological anomalies , than can be macroscoical anomalies or microscopical anomalies.

The function of this component can be altered , causing a pathological process .

See also

 life / living processes
 biological components
 biological structures
 biological individuation

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Paywall references

 What is an organism? An immunological answer. Pradeu T. Hist Philos Life Sci. 2010;32(2-3):247-67. PMID: 21162370