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organism

noun as in living thing

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Until now, such an anchoring mechanism had only been documented in marine organisms.

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Rather than disappear completely, scientists say reefs will evolve into less diverse ecosystems as they are overtaken by algae, sponges and other simpler organisms better able to withstand hotter oceans.

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Their findings point to a connection between this disorientation and long-term exposure to harmful compounds produced by cyanobacteria -- microscopic organisms that thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters.

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It was a landmark discovery and E. coli became the "very favourite organism of everybody", he says.

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It needs to survive, because yeast is an organism just like you and I, and we need the same things.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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