Why are cells described as the building blocks of all living things?

Answer 1

Because they are the smallest thing that has all the attributes biologists consider essential for defining what is alive. They can be alive all by themselves, as in bacteria, or algae, or can combine with other cells to make multi-cell organisms like us. That's why they are the building blocks; they make up all living things

Also because cells multiply and building blocks can multiply (or get built higher)

Answer 2

Because our body is made up of cell ,cells are composed on tissues. If there would not be any tissue so there won't be any type organ in our body and if there would not be any organ so there won't be any system in our body then how the living organism would be made and we cannot live without cells that's why the cells are the basic building blocks of living organisms..

Answer 3

cell is called as the building block of life because all the multicellular organisms such as rat to blue wale evolved from a single cell including human

at the start of embryo development zygote is developed from diploid cell

protein is known as the building block of body

Answer 4

Cells are smallest biological living entities in any living organism and are also known as structure and functional unit of life so in multicellular all the physiological functions are perfrom by different kind of cells and so called building blocks

Answer 5

Everything is made up of cells........ self explanatory

Answer 6

because, every living thing is made up of cells and every other thing is made up of something else. therefor the cells are the what builds us up.

Answer 7

All life is completely made of cells.

Answer 8

Yes