Izwi rokuti chinyanhengo riri kuturikira chinonzi organism kuEnglish, ichi chiri chinhu chinorarama. Zvinyanhengo zvinosanganisira zvinhu zvinoti: mhuka, madzinde; bhakitiriya; nenyerenzima (archaeon). Mhando dzose dzezvinyanhengo dzinokwanisa: kuberekana; kukura nekuyaruka; kudavira pakudenhewa uye dzine rujekenyeko rwemuviri - having homeostasis. Chinyanhengo chinofanirwa chakawumbwa nenyere ingava imwe kana kudarika. Munhu chinyanhengo chinorarama chine nyere zhinjisa dziri muzvitsumbu zvinonzi nhengo kana mitezo. Mazwi anoti zvisikwa zvinopona, zviro zvinopona kana zvisikwa zvinorarama ari kushandiswa pachinyorwa chino kuturikira chinonzi Living Things or Living Organisms kuEnglish. Chisikwa chinopona chokutanga chaiya chakadai ngemhondoro....: The first living creature was like a lion... (Revelation 4:7 Bhaibheri reChiNdau). Chiro cheshe chinohamba chinopona chinozoita kudya kwomuri; kudai ngezvendakamupa miriwo yakasvipirika, ndinopa zveshe kwomuri (Genesis 9:3 Bhaibheri reChiNdau).