Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)
Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305117396
Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To explain: The difference between a single-celled organism and a single cell of a multi-celled organism.

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The smallest basic functional unit of life is a cell. Some organisms consist of single cells, which complete all body functioning within one cell. Some organisms consist of multiple cells. They have specific cells for specific functioning. Some cells live and reproduce independently. Others do so as part of a multi-celled organism.

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