What is the cell?
1 Answer
Nov 23, 2017
The cell is the basic structural, functional and biological unit of all known living organisms.
Explanation:
It is the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently and are the building blocks of life.
Cells consist of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane, which contains many biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. Most plant and animal cells are visible only under a microscope.
All cells contain heriditary materials in the form of DNA and RNA that contains information necessary to build various proteins such as enzymes, the cell's primary machinery.
The cell was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665
