Hangoluan (bdk. biota) ima tando na mambedaon objek na puna isyarat dot proses panopang ibana (organisme namangolu) dohot objek na ia iupunainia,[1][2] bope arani fungsi-fungsi on madung mate sanga arani alai inda adong fungsi on dot iklasifikasion dohot bonda mate.[3][4] Elmu na marurusan dohot studi tontang hangoluan ima biologi.

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  2. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company, via Answers.com:
    • "The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism."
    • "The characteristic state or condition of a living organism."
  3. Definition of inanimate. WordNet Search by Princeton University.
  4. "Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. isise 2009-06-21.