Question

Compare and contrast the reasons cell division is important for unicellular (single-celled) and multicellular organisms.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Unicellular organisms are single-celled organisms that contain a single cell. A single-celled organism has two types of prokaryotes, eukaryotes, examples of unicellular organisms are bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and algae multicellular organisms consisting of many cells.  

Unicellular organism

• Cell division in unicellular organisms is important for reproduction. Unicellular cell division used for single-celled organisms
• Cell division in unicellular organisms is used for the reproduction of an organism.
• Mitosis is a type of cell division in a single-celled organism, such as bacteria, that is a type of asexual reproduction that produces identical copies of a cell.

Multiple cellular organisms

• The importance of cell division in multicellular organisms is the development and replacement of damaged and dead cells.
• Cell division is important for tissue growth and cell maintenance
• In multicellular organisms, more cells are produced by cell division mitosis for cell growth and repair.