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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Volvocaceae — a well-knownchlorophyte ; a freshwateralga found in ponds and ditches.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The organisms shown above are microalgae called Volvox carteri.
Research Blogging - All Topics - English Lab Rat, Lab Rat 2010
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And there are single-celled organisms Volvox that cluster together like a ball and cooperate with each other, but they are and remain single-celled organisms!
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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And there are single-celled organisms Volvox that cluster together like a ball and cooperate with each other, but they are and remain single-celled organisms!
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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And there are single-celled organisms Volvox that cluster together like a ball and cooperate with each other, but they are and remain single-celled organisms!
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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And there are single-celled organisms Volvox that cluster together like a ball and cooperate with each other, but they are and remain single-celled organisms!
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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The Omnipod chirped, This could be a species of chlorophyte plant known commonly as a Volvox.
The Search For WondLa Tony DiTerlizzi 2010
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Moreover, the flagella of Volvox are nearly identical to the cilia in the human body, whose coordinated action is central to many processes in embryonic development, reproduction, and the respiratory system.
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According to their paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the researchers studied the multicellular organism Volvox, which consists of approximately 1,000 cells arranged on the surface of a spherical matrix about half a millimetre in diameter.
‘Dancing’ Algae Discovered By Scientists At Cambridge University | Impact Lab 2009
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The researchers studied the multicellular organism Volvox, which consists of approximately 1,000 cells arranged on the surface of a spherical matrix about half a millimetre in diameter.
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The findings report that Volvox carterii, gene may have evolved to suppress certain biological activities in lean times.
Eli Davidson: Kansas, Iran: Help Harvest A Better World 2009
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