MICROANATOMY

ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

ENDOCRINE ORGANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism consisting of cytoplasm and a nucleus.
A
body system
B
tissue
C
organ
D
cell
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cell is the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism. Each cell of an organism performs functions such as nutrition, transport, excretion and reproduction.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life. Cells are independent, single-celled organisms that take in nutrients, excrete wastes, detect and respond to their environment, move, breathe, grow, and reproduce.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cell is the smallest unit of life that can divide, multiply, grow and respond to stimuli from the environment. The cell structure is colloidal. The vital signs called life, manifest itself in this colloidal environment called protoplasm.

Detailed explanation-4: -A cell is capable of carrying out all life processes, such as nutrition, excretion, respiration, etc. Hence it is called as the functional unit of life. The cell is the smallest unit of life and all the living beings are made up of cells. Hence a cell is called the structural unit of life.

Detailed explanation-5: -The structural and functional unit of organisms is a cell. The cell helps in carrying out all the metabolic activity of the living organisms.

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