# Organisms Most proteins in the database have a **parental organism**, which is represented with the [NCBI Taxonomy ID](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy) for the species from which the protein was evolved. All organisms can be seen in the [Organism Table](http://www.fpbase.org/organisms), along with the number of proteins in the database that were evolved from each organism. On any given organism page, you can find the basic attributes for all proteins in the database that were evolved from that organism, as well a lineage tree showing the directed evolution of proteins from that organism. {% embed url="" %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.fpbase.org/browsing/organisms.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.