Organism vs Lifeform - What's the difference?
organism | lifeform |
(biology) A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
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, title= (by extension) Any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things.
As nouns the difference between organism and lifeform
is that organism is a discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism while lifeform is any specific living organism.organism
English
Noun
(en noun)Welcome to the plastisphere, passage=Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.}}