Question

Are Amoebozoans unicellular?

Answer 1

Unicellular organisms

1. Organisms with one cell.
2. All pivotal functions are performed by one cell.
3. Example- Protozoa, E.coli, etc.

Amoebozoans:

1. Earlier, considered a phylum within the Protista kingdom.
2. They are a group comprising approximately 2400 species(known) of amoeboid protists.
3. They have tubular mitochondrial cristae and fingerlike pseudopods.
4. Example- genus Amoeba, Chaos, etc.
5. They survive as free-living, parasitic, or symbionts.
6. Majority of them are single-celled.
7. However species like slime molds (Dictyostelium discoideum) have a macroscopic multicellular stage.