Difference between Unicellular and multicellular

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Difference between Unicellular and multicellular

Posted by Varun Tyagi 5 years, 1 month ago

CBSE > Class 09 > Science

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Payal Kasana 5 years, 1 month ago

Organism that are made up of single cell is called unicellular cell Organism that are made up of more than one cell is called multicellular organisms

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Arohi Chakote 5 years, 1 month ago

Singled cell orgnisms are unicellular and multi celled organisms are multicellular organisms

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Nishant Paliwal 5 years, 1 month ago

Unicellular organisms are made up of only one cell that carries out all of the functions needed by the organism, while multicellular organisms use many different cells to function. ... Multicellular organisms are composed of more than one cell, with groups of cells differentiating to take on specialized functions.

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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 1 month ago

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Unicellular organisms are composed of a single cell	Multicellular organisms are composed of more than one cell
Irregular in shape	Has a definite shape
Simple body organization	Complex body organization
A single cell carries out all necessary life processes	Multiple cells perform different functions
The total cell body is exposed to the environment	Only the outer cells are exposed to the environment
Division of labour is at the organelle level	Division of labour is at cellular, tissue, organs and organ system level
Includes both eukaryotes and prokaryotes	Includes only eukaryotes
A lifespan of a unicellular organism is usually short	Multicellular organisms have a comparatively longer lifespan
Injury to the cell leads to the death of the organism	Injury to a cell does not cause the death of the multicellular organism
Asexual reproduction is predominant, however, sexual reproduction is also seen (conjugation)	Reproduction happens sexually as well as asexually