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In biology, a biological life cycle (or just life cycle when the biological context is clear) is a series of stages of the life of an organism, that begins as a zygote, often in an egg, and concludes as an adult that reproduces, producing an offspring in the form of a new zygote which then itself goes through the same series of stages, the ...
Enterprise life cycle, the process of changing a business enterprise; Project life cycle; Product lifecycle, the stages in the lifespan of a commercial or consumer product; New product development, the process of bringing a new product to market; Life-cycle assessment, the analysis of the environmental impacts associated with a product
Like the singular denotes exactly one item, the dual number denotes exactly two items. For example, in Camsá: [15] kes̈ - "dog" (singular) kes̈at - "two dogs" (dual) kes̈ëng - "dogs" (plural) In languages with a singular/dual/plural paradigm, the exact meaning of plural depends on whether the dual is obligatory or facultative (optional). [16]
Unicellular organisms are thought to be the oldest form of life, with early protocells possibly emerging 3.5–4.1 billion years ago. [1] [2] Although some prokaryotes live in colonies, they are not specialised cells with differing functions. These organisms live together, and each cell must carry out all life processes to survive.
The word is etymologically derived from the Greek ephēmeros ‘lasting only a day’. [1] The word is both plural and singular. [2] One definition for ephemera is "the minor transient documents of everyday life".
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"Before we had named things, we had counted them, and we had assigned meaning to that count." In short, numerology is a system where numbers and letters have symbolic or mystical meanings.
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life. Every cell consists of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane; many cells contain organelles, each with a specific function. The term comes from the Latin word cellula meaning 'small room'. Most cells are only visible under a microscope.