Can animals be unicellular?

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Unicellular organisms
Unicellular animals are animals with a single cell. Example- Bacteria and archaea are unicellular organisms.
They perform all activities to sustain life like growth, metabolism, reproduction, etc.
Multicellular animals have multiple cells in their body and together they perform different functions.
Some animals like “slipper animalcule” are unicellular.

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