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The term “metazoan” is synonymous with “animal.” Are there any single-celled animals? How are single-celled eukaryotes classified?
To describe: Whether there are single-celled animals.
Introduction: An organism is defined as the living thing that has no organized structure. The organism can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, adapt, and maintain homeostasis.
Explanation of Solution
Animals are a multicellular eukaryotic organism that forms the biological kingdom of Animalia. Since the animals are multicellular currently there is no single-celled animals.
To describe: That how single-celled eukaryotes are classified.
Explanation of Solution
The single-celled eukaryotes are referred to as unicellular eukaryotes. The single-celled microorganism is classified with a defined nucleus, mitochondria, and other organelles. It includes algae, or phytoplankton, and protozoa, or zooplankton.
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