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Cells make up the organisms and support a lot of their functions. You can kind of compare it to a car Cell=Metal Heart(or any other organ) = Piston (or any other car parts) without cells there won't be tissues, without tissues you can't form organs, without organs you can't make organ systems, without organ systems working together you'll never be able to create a living organism. Cells come from previous cells, not growing from trees or eggs or anything. How the first cell came along... I simply have no idea, I guess god made 'em? media type="custom" key="3000284" =Elana= Cells are a basic unit of life because ALL living organisms are made out of cells. All cells come from EXISTING cells. Also, all living things must come from all living things as well. Therefore, cells ARE the basic unit of all life. Cells die fast and don't live very long at all. Each blood vessel, parts of your skin and organ that you have on your body is only there because cells made them.



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Why are cells considered the basic unit of life? This is because all living organisms are made up of cells. The cells in your body help keep your organs or tissues clean, or bring oxygen to the places your body needs it. Without cells, what would do the 'jobs' that are needed to be done to keep your body healthy or alive? When bacteria is weakening your body, your cells are there to defend it and get rid of the bacteria. Although cells are so tiny that they cannot be seen with the naked eye, every cell matters. For example, cells are created from existing cells about to 'die.' Without the old cell, how can you create a new one? Also, every single cell consists of essential nutrients your body needs. If your body doesn't have these nutrients, you cannot live.

Below is a picture of red blood cells.



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Cells are considered the basic unit of all life because of one simple rule: every living organism is made of/from cells. Cells are created from earlier existing cells that have been passed on. They can die quickly and can grow quickly. Every single living organism is made up of cells, even if they are the last thing that you would expect to be alive. There are hundreds of different kind of cells. Different kind of cells have different 'jobs' to do. The red blood cells bring oxygen around the body where needed. The bacteria cells are harmful. Even if the cells are too tiny to be seen without a microscope, there are many parts to a cell. The basic parts in an animal cell consists of the nucleus, cytoplasm and the cell membrane. Without cells, there wouldn't be humans, animals or basically anything! AttributionImage: Plant cell http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2549187990_d9e3836b59.jpg

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Why cells are considered the basic unit of all life is because every single living thing is made up of one or more cells that are designed with a certain function, and feature. Cells also have certain jobs that consist of storage, support, growth, transport of resources or the defense of an organism. These functions and features of cells along with the different kinds of jobs of cells help to keep tissues, organs, organ systems, or just an organism alive. Cells also contain the necessities of life like water, nutrients, mineral proteins, enzymes, fats and carbohydrates. Cells make up everything in life! --Cells of an onion slice Attribution:Image: '[|Onion cells]' [|www.flickr.com/photos/34745138@N00/2867200599] Back to the top

=Byron= Cells are considered the basic unit of all life because they make up every living thing. This also means that these cells came from an old cell that previously existed. Back to top

Cassandra: Byron you forgot to put in where you got your image.

=Vrishti= Cells are considered the basic unit of all life because every living thing (organisms) are made up of cells and they came up from earlier existing cells.

//Mrs. McD: Where did you get your picture from?// Ms. DeCardy: Don't forget to site your sources! =**Amanda**=

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Cells are considered the basic unit of all life because in every living thing, there are cells. Cells have different jobs in the whole organism so they could all get obs done. Without cells, you wouldn't be able to survive, because they help you get what your body needs. They can also reproduce. In order to create a new life, cells are required to work together to have an offspring. Picture of Cells: Picture: Red = Red Blood Cells. White = White Blood Cells. http://www.flickr.com/photos/78364563@N00/55294330

Resource : http://www.earthlife.net/cells.html

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Cells are concidered as the basic unit of life because a cell in itself is the smallest part of an organism. However there are some other smaller parts in cells but they can't live by themselves. So, that is why cells are concidered as the basic unit of life. //Mrs. McD: Where did you get your picture from?// [|Back to Top]

Cassandra: Awesome picture Michelle!! =Matthew= Cells are considered the basic units of life because they are the smallest living things and make up everything living. Plant cells [|www.flickr.com/photos/34745138@N00/2549187990] //Mrs. McD: I think you could say a little more about this topic.// Back to Top =Galahad= Why is cell consider the basic unit of life? Well without cell nothing on earth can live without them. When cells group up and form tissue, to organ, to organ system and they together make a organism. The two basic cell are animal cell and plant cell. animal like us are made up of cells too. Plants are made up of cell too, they form together to make everything live on the earth. Attribution:Image onion cell http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/?terms=onion+cell&edit=yes&page=1

=Daniel= Cells are considered the basic unit of all life because they make up you and every living thing possible, cells can also produce another cell and pass on its DNA. Cells can't survive on their own but if they join together and make a organism it will be able to survive, differnet cells in the organism have different functions so that the organism may survive properly. Image

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=Julie= A cell is considered the basic unit of life because it comes from the cells that have passed on its DNA. Also, a cell forms everything on Earth. For example, cells form a tissue, tissues form organ, organs form organ systems and organ systems forms a person. Each cell in your body has a different function, so that they can work together to perform different movements that you do daily. Image: http://www.euindiaaviationsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/plant-cell-diagram-small.jpg Back to Top