Single- celled and

many -celled
organisms
From Amoeba to Spirogyra to Human
beings
 Amoeba

 Look at this photomicrograph of a pond

organism
 It is called an
Amoeba
 Its is unicellular (one-celled)
 Amoeba

 Study the parts of the Amoeba shown

 Features of an Amoeba
 Locomotion: By pseudopodia (false feet)
 Nutrition: Feeds on smaller organisms like
Bacteria. Forms food (digestive)
vacuole. Enzymes poured on food
which is digested.
 Respiration: Takes in oxygen & removes
carbon dioxide (diffusion)
 Excretion: Through contractile vacuole
 Cell structure: Cytoplasm with outer :
ectoplasm, inner endoplasm
 Other single-celled
organisms
1.Paramecium- 2. Trypanosoma-
ciliated single cell Sleeping sickness parasite
 Spirogyra
 This is a multi-celled pond green algae
 Its

name
is…
 It can

reproduce
by sexual
& asexual
means
 Invertebrates – the
 housefly
Housefly is a complex multicellular organism
 Body made up of many specialised cells
 Housefly has head with compound eyes
(4),thorax with 6 legs (2),hairy abdomen (3),hairy
antennae & legs
 Human being
 Human body is
multicellular
 Many different types of
cells with specialised
jobs – perform all life
processes in body
 Cells work together
and are all well co-
ordinated by central
nervous system
 Human body – major
organs

 Red – the lungs, bronchi and trachea

 Blue – the stomach
 Grey – the liver
 Yellow & orange -intestines
Other organs- the brain, the
heart, the pancreas, the sense
organs
 Unicellular vs. Multicellular
 Called Unicellular
organisms
 Made up of many different
 Made up of just one cell types of cells
 E.g. Amoeba  Called Multicellular
 Moves by pseodopodia  E.g. Spirogyra, housefly,
(“false feet”) or other Human being
 Feeds on bacteria; form a  Cells are specialised
food vaculole;
digested by enzymes
 Cells co-ordinated to
 Gas exchange by diffusion
make the organism work
as a unit
 Excretion: contractile vaculole
 Organism carries out
basic life processes
Questions on Single & Many celled
organisms
 Label the parts of Amoeba which are left
blank
 Questions - continued

 Name the unicelllular organisms shown

(1) (2)
 More Questions

 Identify the multicellular organisms below:

A B C
 Review Question
 Complete the table below:
•Called Unicellular
•Made up of just one cell •Made up of many different
E.g. Amoeba, types of cells
…………………………….And •Called ………………………
……………………………. E.g. Spirogyra, housefly,
•Moves by ……………………..
…………………………
(“false feet”) or other •Cells are ……………………
• Feeds on bacteria; form a •Cells co-ordinated to make
…………………………………. the organism work as a unit
digested by enzymes.
•Gas exchange by •Organism carries out basic
………………... ……………………………….
•Excretion by
………………………
This slide set was created
by:
Burhan Karim Adamjee Karimjee
Al-Madrasa tus Saifiyah tul Burhaniyah,
Mombasa
January, 2010