How many cells make up an organism? Flashcards

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What is a unicellular organism?

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This consists of one cell.

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What would be an example of a unicellular organism?

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Bacteria Protazoa and Unicellular Fungi

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What is Bacteria?

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A bacterial cell is a cell that is just a few thousandths of a millimetre long. Their structure differs from a plant and animal cell because a bacterial cell does not have a nucleus. Some bacteria have things such as a flagellum like a sperm cell (key word Like not A sperm tail but like) This tail- like part makes it a lot easier to move around.

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what is Protozoa?

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Unicellular organism that live under water or in wet and damp places. Amoeba is an example of Protozoa Psuedopodia (false feet) that let it move around
The pseudopodia surround the food and take it inside the cell. Contractile vacuoles appear inside the cell or merge with the surface to remove waste. These adaptations enable the protozoa to act a little like an animal

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What is Yeast?

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Unicellular fungi. Because hey don’t have chloroplasts, they are unable to make their own food through photosynthesis, but absorb sugars for their nutrition.

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Yeast is something thhat enables oeiple to type really fast and accurately without looking at their keyboard.

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