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In what way does a specialized cell in a multicellular organism differ from the cell of a unicellular organism

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A specialized cell means simply that it has a specific job. Therefore, specialized cells will contain more of the parts it needs to carry out the specialized task. A unicellular organism has only one cell which means that it has to carry out all functions of life in a single cell. Thus, it will have all the needed parts rather than specialized parts.

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