Question

A cell is considered to be a fundamental unit of life because___________________

• A. It has various organelles.
• B. An organism is made up of cells.
• C. It is the smallest structure that exhibits growth, metabolism, self regulation and self duplication.
• D. No smaller unit has yet been tested by scientists so far.

Answer 1

The correct option is C It is the smallest structure that exhibits growth, metabolism, self regulation and self duplication.

• A cell is the smallest unit or organism. Cell makes up the body of an organism. The cell also performs most of the metabolic processes which are vital to an organism like respiration, protein synthesis and secretion and excretion of materials. This is archived by differentiation and specialization of different cells.

Hence, the answer is 'It is the smallest structure that exhibits growth, metabolism, self-regulation, and self-duplication'.