- plural of organism.
organisms
Example Sentences
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This period marked a major evolutionary shift from predominantly soft-bodied organisms toward the Cambrian explosion, when animals with greater mobility, shells, and skeletons became increasingly prominent.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Scientists do know that the transition from single-celled life to multicellular organisms happened more than once in different parts of the world.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The organisms were microscopic, lacked protective hard tissues, and have been exposed to billions of years of geological degradation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The microscopic organisms can look like blue-green paint, scum or greenish-brown discolouration.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The transition to an oxidizing atmosphere posed a supreme crisis in the history of life, and a great many organisms, unable to cope with oxygen, perished.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
