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The smallest unit that exhibits all the properties of life is the:

AAtom, as a tiny building block of matter
BCell, the structural and functional unit of life
COrgan, like the heart or kidney
DTissue, a group of similar cells together
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Cell, the structural and functional unit of life
The cell is the structural and functional unit of life. Some organisms are made of a single cell (unicellular) others, like humans, are multicellular. Robert Hooke first observed cells in 1665.
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