Cell as the Fundamental Unit of Life — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptUnicellular organisms are capable of (i) independent existence and (ii) performing the essential functions of life. Anything less than a complete structure of a cell does not ensure independent living. Hence, cell is the fundamental structural and functional unit of all living organisms.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the cell?
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Correct answer: D — Cell is the fundamental structural and functional unit of all living organisms.
Option (a) Incorrect: Antonie Von Leeuwenhoek first saw and described a live cell, not Robert Brown. Option (b) Incorrect: Robert Brown discovered the nucleus, not Leeuwenhoek. Option (c) Incorrect: Anything less than a complete structure of a cell cannot ensure independent living. Option (d) Correct: NCERT states clearly that the cell is the fundamental structural and functional unit of all living organisms.
What does NCERT say about Unicellular organisms are capable?
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