B1nounsciencenature
US/ˈɔːr.ɡə.nɪ.zəm/
UK/ˈɔː.ɡə.nɪ.zəm/
a single living thing, such as a plant, animal or bacterium
In context
Bacteria are tiny organisms that live almost everywhere on Earth.
Plastic in the ocean harms many marine organisms.
Scientists are studying how living organisms adapt to rising temperatures.
Words that go with organism
adjective + noun
- living organismEvery living organism needs energy to survive.
- marine organismsCoral reefs are home to thousands of marine organisms.
- single-celled organismAn amoeba is a single-celled organism.
- genetically modified organismSome countries ban genetically modified organisms in food.
noun + preposition
- organisms in the soilChemicals can kill useful organisms in the soil.