The Fundamental Organizational Unit of Life is The

Question

The fundamental organizational unit of life is the:
A)atom.
B)cell.
C)gene.
D)DNA molecule.

Accepted Answer

While all of these choices are important components of life, the cell is the smallest unit of life that retains all necessary properties for life, such as metabolism and replication. Atoms and molecules are too small and do not have the complexity necessary for life, while genes are segments of DNA and not complete units of life on their own.