Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms
In your science notebook …
• Title the page “Unicellular and Multicellular”
• You will write the definitions and the examples
on the next few slides (the words in red)
• Start your page like this:
Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms
How many cells are needed to make a living organism?
Unicellular:
Examples:
Multicellular:
Fundamental Questions
How many cells are all living organisms are
composed of?
• All living organism are composed of one or
more cells. They are classified as either
unicellular or multicellular organisms.
Paramecium dog
Unicellular
Unicellular: made of only one cell (single-
celled organism).
• Examples:
Euglena Paramecium
Examples of Unicellular Life
Unicellular fungi (yeast) Bacteria
Euglena – a unicellular algae ( a protozoa)
Unicellular
How they get energy:
1. Eat other organisms
2. Make their own food using chloroplasts
like plants
3. Eat decomposed organic material
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Unicellular
How they reproduce:
1. Asexually through cell division
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Environment they live in:
1. mainly live in a watery environment so
they can move around and survive
2. can also live in extreme environments
What are extreme environments?
1. Deep sea vents 2. VERY salty water
Think about the
abiotic factors at
3. Geysers work in these
extreme
environments!
Multicellular
Multicellular: made up of more than one cell
• Examples:
apple tree manatee bumblebee
Multicellular
• These cells are differentiated (meaning they have
different jobs) in order to perform specific
functions
How they get energy:
1. Autotrophic: makes its own food
2. Heterotrophic: get energy they need by
consuming (eating) other organisms
Multicellular
How they reproduce:
1. Sexual (2 parents are needed)
2. Asexual (1 parent needed)
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Environment they live in: almost everywhere in the
world, very few exist in extreme environments.
Examples of Multicellular Life
• Humans, birds, reptiles, amphibians, plants,
fungi, insects, etc. – most of the creatures you
already know are multi-cellular!
Check to make sure your notes are complete
Unicellular Organisms Multicellular Organisms
Multicellular: made up of more than one cell
How many cells are all living organisms are composed Examples:
of?
• All living organism are composed of one or more
cells. They are classified as either unicellular or
multicellular organisms.
apple tree manatee bumblebee
Paramecium dog These cells are differentiated (meaning they have
Unicellular: made of only one cell (single-celled different jobs) in order to perform specific functions
organism)
• Examples: How multicellular organisms get energy:
1. Autotrophic: makes its own food
2. Heterotrophic: get energy they need by
Euglena Paramecium Bacteria consuming (eating) other organisms
How unicellular organisms get energy:
1. Eat other organisms
2. Make their own food using chloroplasts like
plants
3. Eat decomposed organic material How multicellular organisms reproduce:
1. Sexual (2 parents are needed)
How unicellular organisms reproduce: 2. Asexual (1 parent needed)
1. Asexually through cell division
Environment multicellular organisms live in: almost
Environment unicellular organisms live in: everywhere in the world, very few exist in extreme
1. mainly live in a watery environment so they can environments
move around and survive
2. can also live in extreme environments Other examples of multicellular organisms include:
humans, birds, reptiles, plants, fungi, insects, etc. – most
of the creatures you already know are multi-cellular!
