AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE CELL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The organism containing only a single cell is called
A
unicellular organism
B
multicellular organism
C
organelle
D
all of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A unicellular organism, also known as a single-celled organism, is an organism that consists of a single cell, unlike a multicellular organism that consists of multiple cells. Organisms fall into two general categories: prokaryotic organisms and eukaryotic organisms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Single cell is capable of performing all the life processes like obtaining food, respiration, excretion, growth, and reproduction. One common example of such organism is Amoeba. Multicellular organism are those that consists of multiple cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -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. Unicellular organisms include bacteria, protists, and yeast.

Detailed explanation-4: -While prokaryotes are always unicellular organisms, eukaryotes can be either unicellular or multicellular. For example, most protists are single-celled eukaryotes!

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