2.

2 : UNICELLULAR & MULTICELLULAR

ORGANISMS

A  unicellular   A  mul3cellular  
organism   organism  consists  
consists  of  only   of  many  cells.  
one  cell.   Most  of  the  
It  is  very  *ny  &   Earth’s  
can  only  be   inhabitants  are  
viewed  under   mul*cellular  
the  microscope   organisms.  
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They  usually  live  
in  water  or  moist  
area  such  as  
ponds,  rivers  &  
seas.  
Some  of  them  eg  
bacteria  &  yeast  
can  even  live  
inside  or  on  
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Euglena  &  
chlamydomonas  
are  unicellular  
organisms  that  
have  chloroplasts;  
therefore  they  can  
make  their  own  
food  by  
photosynthesis.  
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Paramecium  
and  amoeba  
depend  on  
solid  food  that  
they  take  in  
from  the  
surrounding  
water.  

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They  conduct  simple  life  
processes  within  the  single  cells.    
a)    oxygen  is  absorbed  from  
 the  water  &  waste  products  are  
 excreted  into  the  water  
 through  the  cell  membrane  b)
 yeast  reproduces  by  
 budding  
c)  most  of  them  move  by  
 bea*ng  the  movements  of  
 their  cilia  or  flagella  
d)    Amoeba  moves  by  
 protruding  its  cytoplasm.  
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Hydra,  Spirogyra  &  
Mucor  are  among  
the  simplest  
mul*cellular  
organisms.  
Others  eg  insects,  
mushroom,  birds,  &  
humans  are  much  
larger  and    made  of  
many  more  cells.  
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§  Cylindrical in shape
§  Has a wall consisting of 2 different cell
layers
Hydra
§  Has one end for attachment onto the leaf
surfaces while the other end is equipped
with a mouth & tentacles for feeding
§  Consists of many green cylindrical cells
joined together
Spirogyra §  These cells form long filaments / threads
§  Cells are of the same size & size
§  Cells contain chloroplast
§  Mould consisting of long filaments
§  Found in soil, plants, decaying fruits &
Mucor
vegetables
§  May cause infection in humans & animals
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