Question

cell are the basic structural unit of living organisms explain why​

Answer 1

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• A cell is the smallest unit of life and is capable of all living functions.
• Cells are the building blocks of life.
• This is the reason why cells are referred to as 'the basic structural and functional unit of life'.
• In fact, the shape and size of the cell is related to the specific function it performs.

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Answer 2

Cell is called structural and fundamental unit of life because body of all the organisms is made up of cells. It is functional unit of life because all the functions of body (physiological, biochemical. genetic and other metabolic functions) are carried out by cells

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therefore cells are the basic structural unit of life