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Check all the things that are true both of single celled organisms and

cells that are part of a multi-celled organism.
a grow
b. reproduce
c. use energy
d. get their own food
e. produce waste


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Answer:

a. Grow

b. Reproduce

c. Use energy

e. Produce waste

Step-by-step explanation:

A single-celled organism is an organism which has only one cell while a multicellular organism possess more than one cell that has differentiated into performing more specific roles. However, irrespective of the difference in number of cells between a single celled and multicellular organism, all cells must possess certain characteristics that prove that they are living.

Some of these characteristics include:

- Growth: All living cells including must undergo growth, characterized by the increase in height and width of the organism.

- Reproduction: All living cells are capable of replicating themselves to form new organisms. This is called reproduction.

- Use energy: Cells, whether single celled or multicellular, make use of energy derived by the process of cellular respiration to perform their cellular functions.

- Produce waste: All cells remove waste in a process called EXCRETION.

However, not all organisms are capable of getting their own food. This is a characteristics of autotrophic organisms, and it's not a function of whether an organism is single celled or multicellular.

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