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Blood cells resemble unicellular organisms due to the similarities in their functions. They are all single, separate cells with specific functions that can freely move.

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Single celled microorganism that lacks a nucleus?

These single celled organisms are called prokaryotes.


What living things in your body is composed of only one cell?

Some examples of living things in the body that are composed of only one cell include bacteria and certain types of single-celled organisms such as protists and yeast. These single-celled organisms can be found in various parts of the body, such as the skin, gut, and mouth.


What is osmoregulation and why is it important in living organisms?

Osmoregulation is the process by which organisms control the balance of water and solutes in their bodies to maintain stable internal conditions. It is important to prevent dehydration or overhydration, maintain cell function, and regulate blood pressure. Many organisms, from single-celled bacteria to complex animals, rely on osmoregulation to survive in a variety of environments.


How is the function of cell division in single-celled organisms different from cell division in multicellular organisms?

cells in a multicellular organism have the ability to specialize in certain functions for the overall success of the organism. some genes will be expressed in some cells while other genes in other cells. this creates the difference between skin cells versus liver or blood cells. a unicellular organism must cover all the functions of an entire organism and all the necessary genes must be expressed plus all the functions of created and breaking down compounds necessary for growth, development and producing offspring.


What makes a multi-celled organism different from one that is single-cell?

In a single-celled organism (Unicellular organism), one cell carries out all the functions of the body. For example, transporting nutrients, excretion ,etc are performed by the single cell which makes up the organism. In a multi-cellular organism, on the other hand, various cells arrange or group themselves to perform certain or particular functions. They are specialized to perform any one type of function. This is what makes up tissues, organs and ogran systems in a multi-cellular organism. One group of cells performs one function. For example, blood corpuscles are of different types. One type (WBCs) helps in fighting diseases, another type (RBCs) will help in transporting oxygen to various cells and so on.

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Is blood single celled?

Your blood is not single-celled, is is muti-celled because all of the red blood cells in your blood.


Single celled microorganism that lacks a nucleus?

These single celled organisms are called prokaryotes.


Is a blood cell a Protista?

No, a blood cell is not a Protista. Blood cells are not classified as Protista, which are single-celled eukaryotic organisms. Blood cells are specialized cells found in the circulatory system of animals.


Why can mutilcelluar organisms be more complex than unicellular organisms?

A single celled organism has ONE cell to do everything - breath, eat, excretion of wastes and other functions that organism does. Multi-cellular organisms have specialised cells for certain functions. For example, TWUNNY WUN.


What living things in your body is composed of only one cell?

Some examples of living things in the body that are composed of only one cell include bacteria and certain types of single-celled organisms such as protists and yeast. These single-celled organisms can be found in various parts of the body, such as the skin, gut, and mouth.


What eats bacillus?

Larger bacillus. Multi-celled organisms. White blood cells.


Is an amoeba cold blooded?

Single-celled organisms like the amoeba are neither coldblooded nor warmblooded because they don't have blood. The cell absorbs its nutrients and excretes its waste products directly through its cell wall into the environment. Complex multicellular organisms need a means of moving food in and waste out and so developed blood as a transport mechanism.


What type of organism is a white blood cell?

A white blood cell is not an organism because it cannot live separately from the rest of the cells making up a human being. It is, however, similar to single-celled organisms like amoebae.


Which kingdom includes single celled organisms that have no nuecleus?

Unicellular organisms usually come from Protista kingdom, but in order for them to reproduce and survive there is a nucleus of course. im not aware of any exceptions though. Well if i could answer ur question i'd say animalia , without being 100% correct. animals have red blood cells! (anucleated cells!)


What is an example of cell?

Cells come in many forms, including: -Red blood cells inside our bodies. -Single-celled organisms. -Spores from fungi.


Where can you find protozoa?

Protozoa can be found in various aquatic environments such as lakes, rivers, and oceans, as well as in soil and decaying organic matter. Some types of protozoa can also inhabit the intestines of animals, including humans.


How many capillares in your human body?

capillaries are microscopic blood vessel that have single-celled walls.