Question

What is the smallest part of the body that is said to be alive?

Answer 1

Cells

1. The cell is said to be the smallest part of the body which is alive.
2. Cell is defined as a smallest functional unit of biological activity surrounded by permeable membrane.
3. Cells are capable of self-reproduction and independently carries out all the biological processes.
4. Basically, all the cells are totipotent i.e. a single cell give rise to whole organism.
5. Cells contain genetic information and hereditary material that passed out from parent to the offspring.