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The fundamental unit of life is cell. Comment.

All living beings are made up of cell which is the basic unit of life. Cell carries out all the functions necessary for living beings, like nutrition, excretion, respiration, reproduction and transportation. A Cell also exists independently in unicellular organism and supports life. Thus, cell is called the fundamental unit of life.


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