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**EQ1 - Why is the cell considered the basic unit of all life?**

Wallace
**All organisms are made up of simple units called cells. The cells of an organism carry out activities necessary for the organism to stay alive. Cells are the building blocks of life. They are the simple units that have all the characteristics of life. Many chemical reactions occur continually inside living cells to keep all living things alive. A cell is like a chemical factory ; 1) First, it takes in raw materials. 2) Then it processes these materials to make new molecules. 3) These molecules can either be used by the cell itself or transported to other parts of the body.**

Image: '[|#jailhouse#]' www.flickr.com/photos/11928209@N06/2575007133

Mrs. B: Interesting that you chose a jail house as your picture which is also made of cells. Can someone lookup the origin of the word CELL? Is it Latin?

Paige- Cell Definition Biology. a usually microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane and, in plants, a cell wall; the basic structural unit of all organisms.

Wikipedia-he word //cell// comes from the [|Latin] //cellula//, meaning, a small room. The descriptive name for the smallest living biological structure was chosen by [|Robert Hooke] in a book he published in 1665 when he compared the [|cork] cells he saw through his microscope to the small rooms monks lived in.[|[]

Yes, Mrs B it is Latin! :)

Jeff's Comment to Wallace I agree with you, cells carry out jobs that help us live. They are the building blocks of life. And I agree with your 3 things about a chemical factory. Rahul: I agree with you wallace. Cells are all the things you said. Great explanation and great job!!!

HongBeom: I agree with u !! Nice explanation about chemical factory.

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Jeff
Cells are the basic unit of life, because cells are living, and every organism is made up of one or more cells. Different cells have different jobs, and these jobs help our bodies function. Cells form tissues, which form organs, which form systems, which form an organism.

Wallace's comment to Jeff: I totally agree with your post. Nice picture! :)

Mrs B.: We need to have more thoughtful comments to others' posts. If cells have specific jobs, does anyone know the job of the red blood cell?

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Nellie
Cells are considered the basic unit of life because they are the smallest functioning living organism. All living things are made of many different cells. They create every single **living** creature in existence. But no cell is exactly the same, they are all very different. Cells are the reason behind living things being able to function.

[|My photo] (you have to click this thingy cuz my pictures weren't loading)

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i like how you like rounded up all of your info. It was pretty cool, o and i like your picture too, my computer wouldn't load any of the pics i wanted onto this wiki =(.
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Paige's Comment to Nellie I agree with you completely. All Cells are different and they are the basic unit of life :) Nice!

Paige
Cells are the basic unit of life. They are very small and are inside a living organism. There are plant cells and animal Cells. Although, plant cells have more functions. Cells have to be seen underneath a microscope. Without cells in an organism, you would not have all the ones we have today. So basically what i am trying to get to is that without the cells, we wouldn't have life on earth. http://flickr.com/photos/cooljerk/285390364/ Name- Animal Cell Mrs. B: Not all cells need a microscope to see them. Someone try to look up chicken eggs..... Juliana's Comment to Paige. I just love your picture. Its so awesomeeee!

Meg's Comment to Paige. nice picture with many parts of a cell that were not mentioned in science.

Mrs. B: Meg, you are right. We didn't mention some of these. We will be talking about mitochondrian, though, when we discuss respiration in cells. The others are nice to know, but you will learn much more about in high school.

Mary!!: your picture is very descriptive and I agree with your answer. YAY!

Paiges Comment- Thanks everyone for your comments on my picture! :) Yes, i shouldnt have said that all cells had to be saw under a microscope.... Back to Top

Juliana

 * Cells are the basic unit of life because every living thing contains a cell. A cell is too small to be seen without a microscope. Cells are all around us. There are many kinds of cells. There are plant cells and animal cells. Plant cells have some things that animal cells don't have. Cells are what makes up an organism. So basically life is made up of cells**.

Pic from: http://www.udel.edu/biology/Wags/wagart/anaglyphpage/red%20cells%20.gif

Mrs. B: What things do plant cells have that animal cells don't? Try to fix your picture.

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Meg (I PREFER MEGAN)
heyheyhey mine got deleted:( A cell is the basic unit of life. It carries out the organism's functions, and without cells, an organism cannot live. Plant cells have more parts than animal cells do. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethanhein/3004518176/ = = Mrs. B: What does that big 'ole vacuole do? A vacuole is a structure that is found in plant cells and not necessarily in animal cells. Coco: I agree and also there are eukaryotic and prokaryotic...

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Cells are consider the basic unit of life is because that organism cannot live without cells. Every organism is made of cells, could be only one cell which is called prokaryotic cell and one cell or more is called eukaryotic cells. There are different types of cells. There are plant cells and animal cells. Plant cell have things that animal cells don't have. Back to Top**
 * Josephine: you know, you should seriously draw it with photoshop...

=Mary= Cells are considered the basic form of life because they make up plants and animals. Each cell in a living creature has its own job of keeping its host alive and well. Without cells, life forms just can't exist.

Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaibara/2549187990/

Soomin:　I agree with you, Mary. Without cells, life forms can't exist and organisms cannot live. Back to Top!!

Soomin ( I have to do it again... mine got deleted somehow ..)
Cells are the basic unit of life. Cells are the smallest structures capable of basic life processes, such as taking in nutrients, expelling waste, and reproducing. All organisms (all living things) are composed of cells and all living things are made up of one or more cells. Cells come from pre-existing cells. Without cells, the organisms cannot live.

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Rahul
It is considered the basic unit of life because every living thing is made up of at least one cell. Cells make up tissues which make organs which make organ systems. Which makes up a organism. Cells are the smallest structures that can perform life's activities. Without cells we wouldn't exist.

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HongBeom
Cells are considered as the basic unit of every living creatures. This is because cell is the smallest unit that forms one's body. Many cells form a tissue, many tissues form a organ, and many organs gather together and form organ system which forms the organism. Back to top

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Peter
Cells are considered the basic unit of life because all living things are made up of cells. Anything that is living has to have cells in it. Us for example, our cells make up tissue. Which makes up organs. Organs are what we need to live. Organs make organ systems which makes us. Cells are the smallest living thing that can preform life like activities.

These are blood cells. There are many types of cells. These are one of them.

