Frame:Biological entity

Name Gloss	Biological entity
Transcription
Description
Closest FrameNet Frame(s)	Biological_entity
Other aliases
Type

Roles:

Role Name:	organism
Role Type:
Definition/Comments:	organism as functional whole
FrameNet Role:	Organism

Role Name:	body
Role Type:
Definition/Comments:	physical body
FrameNet Role:

Role Name:	specialized_parts
Role Type:
Definition/Comments:	distinctive parts of the body
FrameNet Role:

Role Name:	part_function
Role Type:
Definition/Comments:	functions of parts
FrameNet Role:

Role Name:	health_status
Role Type:
Definition/Comments:	status of organism as a whole
FrameNet Role:

Role Name:	body_weight
Role Type:
Definition/Comments:
FrameNet Role:

Related Frames:

Current Frame:	Biological entity
Relation Type:	is subcase of
Related Frame:	Complex physical object Roles:object_whole, object_parts, object_part_relations, object_size, object_shape, object_location, object_weight
Comments:

Current Frame:	Biological entity
Relation Type:	makes use of
Related Frame:	Life cycle Roles:beginning_of_life, developmental_stages, end_of_life, life_liver
Comments:

Current Frame:	Biological entity
Relation Type:	makes use of
Related Frame:	Ingestion Roles:ingestor, ingestibles, ingestion_process
Comments:

Bindings:

organism=Life cycle.life_liver

organism=Ingestion.ingestor

body=Complex physical object.object_whole

specialized_parts=Complex physical object.object_parts

body_weight=Complex physical object.object_weight

Inferences

Description	The health status of the organism is affected by various external factors; some have a negative effect and some have a positive effect.
Type

Description	Health status is often linked to longevity. Negative effects to health may shorten life span.
Type

Relevant Lexical Units:

Lexical Units in Related FrameNet Frames:

Biological_entity	Biological_entity

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Metaphors that use this frame:

as Target frame	as Source frame
	DEBT IS AN ORGANISM GOVERNMENT IS AN ORGANISM GUN DEBATE IS A LIVING ENTITY IDEOLOGIES ARE ORGANISMS INSTITUTION IS AN ORGANISM POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES ARE LIVING ENTITIES

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Graph of frame relations:

digraph framerelsgrph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="Animate entity" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Animate_entity" fontsize="10.0" ]; n2 [label="Biological entity" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Biological_entity" fontsize="10.0" penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ];

n1 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n3 [label="Death" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Death" fontsize="10.0" ];

n3 -> n2 [label = "incorporates as a role" fontsize="8.0" ]; n4 [label="Dissect" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Dissect" fontsize="10.0" ];

n4 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n5 [label="Living" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Living" fontsize="10.0" ];

n5 -> n2 [label = "incorporates as a role" fontsize="8.0" ]; n6 [label="Pest" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Pest" fontsize="10.0" ];

n6 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n7 [label="Plants" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Plants" fontsize="10.0" ];

n7 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n8 [label="Restore to life" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Restore_to_life" fontsize="10.0" ];

n8 -> n2 [label = "incorporates as a role" fontsize="8.0" ]; n9 [label="Complex physical object" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Complex_physical_object" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n9 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n10 [label="Life cycle" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Life_cycle" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n10 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n11 [label="Ingestion" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Ingestion" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n11 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; }