Unicellular
adjective
Something that is made of a single cell.
Bacteria are unicellular organisms.
Often appears as...
- unicellular organism
- unicellular algae
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Something that is made of a single cell.
Bacteria are unicellular organisms.
Often appears as...
- unicellular organism
- unicellular algae
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Context
Used mainly in science, especially in biology and microbiology discussions.
In my biology class, we learned that an amoeba is a unicellular organism.
Pro Tip 2/3Size Implication
Unicellular suggests something is very small, often microscopic.
Even though it's unicellular, this organism can have a huge impact on its environment.
Pro Tip 3/3Complexity
Emphasizes simplicity; such organisms typically do not have the complex structure of multicellular ones.
Unicellular creatures like bacteria lack the complex organs found in humans.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Context
Used mainly in science, especially in biology and microbiology discussions.
In my biology class, we learned that an amoeba is a unicellular organism.
Pro Tip 2/3Size Implication
Unicellular suggests something is very small, often microscopic.
Even though it's unicellular, this organism can have a huge impact on its environment.
Pro Tip 3/3Complexity
Emphasizes simplicity; such organisms typically do not have the complex structure of multicellular ones.
Unicellular creatures like bacteria lack the complex organs found in humans.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Context
Used mainly in science, especially in biology and microbiology discussions.
In my biology class, we learned that an amoeba is a unicellular organism.
Pro Tip 2/3Size Implication
Unicellular suggests something is very small, often microscopic.
Even though it's unicellular, this organism can have a huge impact on its environment.
Pro Tip 3/3Complexity
Emphasizes simplicity; such organisms typically do not have the complex structure of multicellular ones.
Unicellular creatures like bacteria lack the complex organs found in humans.
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Video examples
Saul Griffith: Hardware...
This is a silicon wafer, and essentially that's just a whole bunch of layers of two-dimensional stuff, sort of layered up. The feature side is -- you know, people will say, down around about 65 nanometers now. On the right, that's a radiolara. That's a unicellular organism ubiquitous in the oceans.
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How a single-celled...
carbon dioxide, and methane. Almost all oxygen was locked up in molecules like water, not floating around in the air. The oceans were populated by anaerobic microbes. Those are simple, unicellular life forms that thrive without oxygen
Video examples
Saul Griffith: Hardware...
This is a silicon wafer, and essentially that's just a whole bunch of layers of two-dimensional stuff, sort of layered up. The feature side is -- you know, people will say, down around about 65 nanometers now. On the right, that's a radiolara. That's a unicellular organism ubiquitous in the oceans.
Video examples
How a single-celled...
carbon dioxide, and methane. Almost all oxygen was locked up in molecules like water, not floating around in the air. The oceans were populated by anaerobic microbes. Those are simple, unicellular life forms that thrive without oxygen
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Quote examples
George Monbiot
British Writer
While arguments rage about plant- versus meat-based diets, new technologies will soon make them irrelevant. Before long, most of our food will come neither from animals nor plants, but from unicellular life.
Quote examples
Tommy Lee Jones
American Actor
I haven't a clue if there is life on other planets but I'd be charmed if we found a unicellular organism on Mars. It would change our whole concept of life on Earth.
Quote examples
George Monbiot
British Writer
While arguments rage about plant- versus meat-based diets, new technologies will soon make them irrelevant. Before long, most of our food will come neither from animals nor plants, but from unicellular life.
Quote examples
Tommy Lee Jones
American Actor
I haven't a clue if there is life on other planets but I'd be charmed if we found a unicellular organism on Mars. It would change our whole concept of life on Earth.
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