what is cell? Difference Between unicellular and multicellular organisms.
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the structural and functional units of life is called cell
unicellular organisms are single celled ex- bacteria, paramecium etc
multicellular organism have more than one cell ex- fungi ,plants and animals
➝ A cell is the structural or functional unit of life.All cells are similar in their basic structure and functions but are not identical.They differ in size and structure.
✪ Unicellular organisms :-
➝ They have a single cell.
➝ The size of cell is small (1-5 μm)
➝ A singl cell is capabale of performing all the life processes.
➝ Cell division occurs by fission or budding.
➝ Their life span is very short.
➝ Any injury to a cell can cause the death of an organism.
✪ Multicellular organism :-
➝ They consists of many cells.
➝ The size of cell is large (5-100 μm)
➝ A single cell carries out one or few process.
➝ Cell division occurs by mitosis or meiosis while the other cells remain intact.
➝ Their life span is very long.
➝ Injury or damage to some cells do not affect the organism as the affected cells are replaced with the new ones.