Question

Why cell is known as structural and functional unit of life?

Answer 1

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. ... Cells are the basic building blocks of all living organisms.

Answer 2

Cell is the structural and functional unit of life because it is the smallest part of the body of an organism which is capable of independent existence and of performing the essential functions of life