Single-Celled Organisms
Explain how unicellular organisms such as bacteria and Amoeba carry out all the functions of life within a single cell
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If your child learned that bacteria are made of just one cell, could they explain how that single cell still manages to feed, grow, and reproduce — doing everything a whole body does?
Explain how unicellular organisms such as bacteria and Amoeba carry out all the functions of life within a single cell
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- Names examples of unicellular organisms
- Lists the seven life processes (MRS NERG) and explains how a single cell performs each one
- Contrasts how unicellular organisms meet their needs compared to multicellular organisms
“If your child learned that bacteria are made of just one cell, could they explain how that single cell still manages to feed, grow, and reproduce — doing everything a whole body does?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 11–12
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