What is the smallest unit of life?
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Cell is the smallest unit of life.
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Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic and Achaeic cells are the smallest units of life. Viruses are not alive as they do not undergo and metabolism or replication without the aid of a host cell.
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The smallest 'unit' able to undergo all the properties of life is the cell... This is the most basic concept in biology.
To the person who said viruses... viruses aren't alive.
To the person who said viruses... viruses aren't alive.
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That would be viruses. However, some might say they do not have true cells, they exhibit the characteristics that science assigns to life.
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A virus is the smallest unit of life that is living. the smallest virus known is 15 nanometers.
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Viruses are the smallest lifeforms
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Paramecium.
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Cells are the smallest unit of life
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Cells