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==Basic concepts== | ==Basic concepts== | ||
===Life=== | ===Life=== | ||
"There are over a 100 definitions for 'life' and all are wrong" | "There are over a 100 definitions for 'life' and all are wrong" <br> | ||
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170101-there-are-over-100-definitions-for-life-and-all-are-wrong | http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170101-there-are-over-100-definitions-for-life-and-all-are-wrong | ||
===Organism=== | ===Organism=== | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism | ||
In biology, an organism (from Greek: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life. It is a synonym for "life form". | In biology, an organism (from Greek: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life. It is a synonym for "life form". | ||
Organisms are classified by taxonomy into specified groups such as the multicellular animals, plants, and fungi; or unicellular microorganisms such as a protists, bacteria, and archaea. All types of organisms are capable of reproduction, growth and development, maintenance, and some degree of response to stimuli. | Organisms are classified by taxonomy into specified groups such as the multicellular animals, plants, and fungi; or unicellular microorganisms such as a protists, bacteria, and archaea. All types of organisms are capable of reproduction, growth and development, maintenance, and some degree of response to stimuli. | ||
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====Eukaryote==== | ====Eukaryote==== | ||
Eukaryotic organisms are characterized by the presence of a membrane-bound cell nucleus and contain additional membrane-bound compartments called organelles (such as mitochondria in animals and plants and plastids in plants and algae, all generally considered to be derived from endosymbiotic bacteria). Fungi, animals and plants are examples of kingdoms of organisms within the eukaryotes. | Eukaryotic organisms are characterized by the presence of a membrane-bound cell nucleus and contain additional membrane-bound compartments called organelles (such as mitochondria in animals and plants and plastids in plants and algae, all generally considered to be derived from endosymbiotic bacteria). Fungi, animals and plants are examples of kingdoms of organisms within the eukaryotes. | ||
==Suggested resources regarding the proposed projects/topics== | ==Suggested resources regarding the proposed projects/topics== | ||