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What is a multicellular organism?
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Composed of many cells that are permanently associated with one another and that integrate their activities
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What are tissues?
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Groups of cells with common structure and function
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What are organs?
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Specialized structures with specific functions
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What is a colonial organism?
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Collection of cells that are permanently associated, but in which little or no integration of cell activities occurs
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What is aggregation?
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Temporary collection of cells that come together for a period of time and then separate
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What is a cell specialization?
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Main difference between the more complex multicellular organisms and multicellular protists
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What is differentiation?
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Process whereby a single cell (in humans fertilized egg) becomes a multicellular individual with many different kinds of cells
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What is intercellular coordination?
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Adjustment of a cell's activity in response to what other cells are doing
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