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| subject to different laws of growth or specialization |
| the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death |
| any modern theory of evolution holding that species evolve by natural selection acting on genetic variation |
| a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor |
| transfer of information from one cell or molecule to another, as by chemical or electrical signals |
| single-celled colonial algae occurring in soil and on moist rocks and vegetation and also as a slime or scum on ponds and stagnant waters |
| investment (ɪnˈvɛstmənt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. the act of investing money |
| b. the amount invested | |
| c. an enterprise, asset, etc, in which money is or can be invested | |
| 2. | a. the act of investing effort, resources, etc |
| b. the amount invested | |
| 3. | economics the amount by which the stock of capital (plant, machinery, materials, etc) in an enterprise or economy changes |
| 4. | biology the outer layer or covering of an organ, part, or organism |
| 5. | a less common word for investiture |
| 6. | the act of investing or state of being invested, as with an official robe, a specific quality, etc |
| 7. | rare the act of besieging with military forces, works, etc |
The purchase of property with the expectation that its value will increase over time.