Question

Statement I : Amoeba is a unicellular organism and the single cell performs all the functions of a living organism.

Statement II : Cell is the fundamental unit of living organism.

(a) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.

(b) Both the statements are individually true, but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I.

(c) Statement I is true, but statement II is false.

(d) Statement I is false, but statement II is true.

Answer 1

(a) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.

Amoeba is a unicellular organism and the single cell performs all functions like digestion, excretion, respiration, growth and reproduction. A cell is the smallest unit of a living organism where the metabolic processes occur to keep the organism alive.

Hence, the cell is considered as the fundamental unit of living organism.