multicellular
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4.3
- adjective
- /ˌmʌltiˈsɛljələr/
- Specialized
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multicelular
- Most of the examples used by Keeton to illustrate unifying biological principles were drawn from multicellular plants and animals.
- multicellular organisms
- multicellular animals
- multicellular life
And that single Organism evolved into all multicellular life that we know today.
- And that single Organism evolved into all multicellular life that we know today.
- The thing we have to talk about here is multicellular life.
- And then for multicellular life, it took a long, long time to get the neocortex.
- From the first eukaryotic cells to the first multicellular organisms, to plants to flowering trees, like the world got more and more and more alive.
Examples
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For example, most multicellular animals possess a gene called Notch that helps guide neural development.
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During development, they divide and differentiate to form complex multicellular structures, and they stop dividing when those structures are complete.
Academic text (2012) -
I have written many columns in this series on the origin of multicellular animals.
Academic text (1990) -
So multicellular organisms have to take in a lot of nutrients in order to keep the engine going.
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About 1,000,000,000 years ago, multicellular life started to form on the planet.
Blog text (29) -
Then, about 650 million years ago, the first multicellular assemblage appeared in rocks throughout the world.
Academic text (1990) -
Sponges appeared and single celled organisms gave way to complex multicellular life that we now know as animals.
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The zooplankton include chordate jellyfishes known as "salps," which are among the fastest-growing multicellular organisms on the planet.
Academic text (2003) -
Sponges appeared, and single-celled organisms gave way to complex multicellular life that we now know as animals.
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I have written many columns in this series on the origin of multicellular animals.
Synonyms
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4.2
Having many cells that work together to form a living thing
Antonyms
How Many
- Specialized
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4.3
- Specialized
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5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Multicellular breaks into multi- meaning 'many' and cell meaning 'a tiny part of a living thing', so it literally means 'many cells' joined together like rooms in a building. That's why a multicellular organism is made of more than one cell.