Organism vs Propagule - What's the difference?
organism | propagule |
(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 propagule
is that organism is (biology) a discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism while propagule is a reproductive particle released by an organism that may germinate into another.organism
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(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.}}
