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Cell is the basic unit of life. Discuss it in brief.
Biology
Biology

Class 11

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Biology
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Chapter 1: The Living World

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Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom

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Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom

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Chapter 5: Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Chapter 6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants

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Chapter 7: Structural Organization in Animals

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Chapter 8: Cell: The Unit of Life

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Chapter 9: Biomolecules

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Chapter 10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division

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Chapter 11: Transport in Plants

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Chapter 12: Mineral Nutrition

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Chapter 13: Photosysnthesis in Higher Plants

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Chapter 14: Respiration in Plants

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  • Cells are the basic units of life capable of doing all the required biochemical processes that a normal cell has to do in order to live. 
  • The basic needs for the survival of all living organisms are the same. All living organisms need to respire, digest food for obtaining energy, and get rid of metabolic wastes.
  •  Cells are capable of performing all the metabolic functions of the body. Hence, cells are called as the functional units of life.
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Cell is the basic unit of life. Discuss it in brief.
Updated OnMay 6, 2022
TopicCell: The Unit of Life
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