State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 79

What is the structural and functional unit of life?

  1. Cell
  2. Organ
  3. Tissue
  4. Organism
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Answer: (A) Cell

Explanation

Cell theory: all living things are made of cells, the basic unit of life.

  • (A) Correct

    Correct: the cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: organs are made of tissues.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: tissues are groups of cells.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: the whole living being, not the basic unit.