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  2. Functional group (ecology) - Wikipedia

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    A functional group is a collection of organisms that share characteristics within a community. Ideally, these would perform equivalent tasks based on domain forces ...

  3. Functional group - Wikipedia

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    The reactivity of a functional group can be modified by other functional groups nearby. Functional group interconversion can be used in retrosynthetic analysis to plan organic synthesis. A functional group is a group of atoms in a molecule with distinctive chemical properties, regardless of the other atoms in the molecule. The atoms in a ...

  4. Biological organisation - Wikipedia

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    Functional groups of cells Organ: Functional groups of tissues Organ system: Functional groups of organs Ecological levels: Organism: The basic living system, a functional grouping of the lower-level components, including at least one cell Population: Groups of organisms of the same species: Guild: Interspecific groups of organisms carrying the ...

  5. Functional ecology - Wikipedia

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    Functional diversity is widely considered to be "the value and the range of those species and organismal traits that influence ecosystem functioning" [3] In this sense, the use of the term "function" may apply to individuals, populations, communities, trophic levels, or evolutionary process (i.e. considering the function of adaptations). [3]

  6. Moiety (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    It also contains an ester functional group (in red), and an acetyl functional group (encircled with dark green). Other divisions can be made. In organic chemistry, a moiety (/ ˈ m ɔɪ ə t i / MOY-ə-tee) is a part of a molecule [1] [2] that is given a name because it is identified as a part of other molecules as well.

  7. Function (biology) - Wikipedia

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    A functional characteristic is known in evolutionary biology as an adaptation, and the research strategy for investigating whether a character is adaptive is known as adaptationism. Although assuming that a character is functional may be helpful in research, some characteristics of organisms are non-functional, formed as accidental spandrels ...

  8. Ecosystem Functional Type - Wikipedia

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    Ecosystem Functional Type (EFT) is an ecological concept to characterize ecosystem functioning. Ecosystem Functional Types are defined as groups of ecosystems or patches of the land surface that share similar dynamics of matter and energy exchanges between the biota and the physical environment.

  9. Bioorthogonal chemistry - Wikipedia

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    The use of bioorthogonal chemistry typically proceeds in two steps. First, a cellular substrate is modified with a bioorthogonal functional group (chemical reporter) and introduced to the cell; substrates include metabolites, enzyme inhibitors, etc. The chemical reporter must not alter the structure of the substrate dramatically to avoid ...