terrestrial organisms
collocation in Englishmeaningsofterrestrialandorganism
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terrestrial
adjective
uk/təˈres.tri.əl/us/təˈres.tri.əl/
formal
relating to ...
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organism
noun[C]
uk/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/us/ˈɔːr-/
a single living plant, animal, ...
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(Definition ofterrestrialandorganismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This is rather unfortunate from an experimental viewpoint, as it places the data firmly in the range exhibited by terrestrial organisms.
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Of these, only a few are the same as those utilized by terrestrial organisms.
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However, it is possible that some of these volcanoes created hitherto unrecognized islands that may have provided short-lived refugia for terrestrial organisms.
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Because the fruit bodies are found on the middle and upper parts of the culm, typically between 78to97cm in above the rhizome, it is considered aterrestrialorganism.
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This includes the sterilization of space vehicles intended to land on another planet or body deemed potentially a viable habitat for terrestrial organisms.
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Region where terrestrial organisms are likely to grow or has a high potential for existence of extant life forms.
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Firstly, in order to unambiguously identify extraterrestrial life we must assume that these putative life forms possess the same types of informational molecules as terrestrial organisms.
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Before understanding how organisms emerge from or adapt to extraterrestrial environments, we must first comprehend how terrestrial organisms respond to the space environment at the genetic and the evolutionary levels.
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Marine life is largely similar in biochemistry to terrestrial organisms, except that they inhabit a saline environment.
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As terrestrial organisms, dinosaur carcasses are subject to ecological and geographical influence that inevitably constitutes the degree of preservation.
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However, many heterotrophic marine bacteria do produce siderophores, albeit with properties different from those produced by terrestrial organisms.
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The remaining 20% is stored as kerogens formed through the sedimentation and burial of terrestrial organisms under high heat and pressure.
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Terrestrial organisms, especially insects, represent much of the diversity, but have a poorer record.
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On the other hand, pathogens and invasive species of extraterrestrial origin might differ enough from terrestrial organisms in their biology to have no adverse effects.
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Marine organisms retained and sometimes expanded their seleno-proteomes, whereas the seleno-proteomes of some terrestrial organisms were reduced or completely lost.
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Young loggerheads are exploited by numerous predators; the eggs are especially vulnerable to terrestrial organisms.
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However, the extinction also destroyed a plethora of other terrestrial organisms, including but not limited to, mammals, pterosaurs, birds, lizards, insects, and plants.
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This would have huge consequences for other oceanic organisms and also for terrestrial organisms.
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Ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to foodstuffs and fertilizers.
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