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Multicellular

Definition

adjective

Having or consisting of many cells or more than one cell to perform all vital functions.


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Examples of organisms that are multicellular are humans, animals and plants.


Word origin: L, comb. form of multus much, many + NL cellulāris, equiv. to cellul(a) live cell.
Related forms: multicellularity (noun)

Compare: unicellular


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Multicellular organisms

describe how the cells of multicellular organisms can be organised into tissues, tissues into organs and organ into systems. :oops: :cry:

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by hephzi
Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:34 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Multicellular organisms
Replies: 1
Views: 58

Respiration

From a practicality point of view, you'll want to compare similar biomasses - that will be a bit easier with multicellular specimens.

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by Darby
Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:04 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Respiration
Replies: 5
Views: 240

Re:

... is enclosed by a membrane); some form chains or colonies absorb, ingest, and/or photosynthesize food protozoans and algae of various types Fungi multicellular filamentous form with specialized eukaryotic cells absorb food funguses, molds, mushrooms, yeasts, mildews, and smuts Plantae multicellular ...

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by Dinkey
Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:27 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: characteristics of the six kingdoms
Replies: 16
Views: 26568

Re: Natural selection wrong due to cambrian explosion

... long time.I don't see whats so hard to understand about that-considering these organisms bred and therefore evolved much faster, as they became multicellular they grew slower and therefore bred slower and evolved slower so we get a logarithmic shaped curve. gamila, you seem to think that it ...

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by futurezoologist
Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:56 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection wrong due to cambrian explosion
Replies: 29
Views: 885

Re: Natural selection wrong due to cambrian explosion

... long time.I don't see whats so hard to understand about that-considering these organisms bred and therefore evolved much faster, as they became multicellular they grew slower and therefore bred slower and evolved slower so we get a logarithmic shaped curve. gamila, you seem to think that it ...

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by futurezoologist
Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:20 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection wrong due to cambrian explosion
Replies: 29
Views: 885
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