Question:
While multicellularity gives organisms many advantages over single-celled organisms, it also poses
numerous challenges. In a short essay, describe TWO challenges of multicellularity, and explain how
a specific organism has overcome these difficulties.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:
You must adhere to the following when preparing your essay. Failure to abide by these instructions will affect
your grade for this assignment.
A sample that illustrates how to correctly format your essay is located on pages 4-5 of this document.
1. Follow the submission instructions given in the next section (including how to name the file that you
will submit into the Blackboard Dropbox).
2. The assignment must be typed in 12-point font and double-spaced with one-inch margins.
3. Course number, assignment number, student name, student number, submission date plus word count
must be listed at the top of the first page.
4. The essay must have a title that relates to the content of your essay. Do not put this title on a separate
page.
5. Essay must be between 300 and 400 words. This word count may include in-text citations (e.g., Smith
et al., 2022) but must exclude the reference list at the end of your paper.
6. Submissions must use essay style. This means that the assignment must have a clear introductory
paragraph, one or more body paragraphs and a short concluding paragraph.
7. Sources should be scientific and scholarly (like textbooks and journal articles) and must be cited using
APA7 citation style.
8. Do not use direct quotations. Deductions will be given if direct quotes are used.
9. The essay requires at least two references, one of which may be the course textbook (please refer to
the requirements when citing your textbook under the heading “References” on page 6 of this
document). At least one reference must be a journal article. Primary and secondary sources are both
acceptable for this assignment.
