The Emergence Machine

Plant (Organism sense)

physical · Biology · Level 6 · E6

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A plant organism is a complex system composed of cells and tissues that interact with energy and their environment to sustain life.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “plant org” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “plant org”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
plant
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0Plant OrgAnimalOrganismCellSystemFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesGrasshopperL7Plant OrgL6EnergyL0LifeL2SystemL3AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Energy L0 (requires)
    Plant organisms require energy to sustain life and undergo photosynthesis, growth, and reproduction.
  • Life L2 (requires)
    Plant organisms are composed of matter organized through cellular and tissue systems that enable photosynthesis, growth, and reproduction in terrestrial and aquatic environments.
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    Understanding system is essential for grasping plant org
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first

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