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single-celled

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  1. Made up of only one cell. Bacteria are single-celled organisms.


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Runners up in the competition included videos of a roundworm encountering a single-celled organism and microscopic jellyfish larvae suspended in droplets of water.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

That loss of light can affect single-celled organisms such as algae, which need sunlight to produce biomass and oxygen.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

When that proved too difficult, he switched to experimenting with single-celled organisms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The single-celled organisms use the power of the sun to produce energy through photosynthesis, similar to houseplants on your balcony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

And that really means everything, from trees and birds to single-celled organisms and viruses.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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