What types of functions does the single cell of unicellular organism such as Amoeba perform?

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The single cell of a unicellular organism such as an Amoeba performs all vital life activities (e.g., respiration, metabolism, repair, assimilation) and organismic level activities (e.g., intake of food, exchange of respiratory gases, excretion, reproduction).

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What types of functions does the single cell of multicellular organism perform ?

Q. Statement 1: Vital functions like digestion, nutrition, reproduction, etc., in amoeba are carried out by a single cell.

Statement 2: Unicellular organisms consist of a single cell.

Examine these two statements and and select the answer:

Statement I : Amoeba is a unicellular organism and the single cell performs all functions of a living organism.

Statement II : Cell is the fundamental unit of living organism.

Q. In which of these does a single cell NOT perform all life functions?
(a) Amoeba
(b) mosquito
(c) bacteria
(d) Euglena

There are organisms which are composed of a single cell and this single cell performs all the vital functions of that organism. Such an organism is called___.

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