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What is protoplasm, and why is it called the physical basis of life?
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Answer
Protoplasm is the living substance of a cell, consisting of the cytoplasm and the nucleus together. It is called the physical basis of life because every activity that we recognise as living — nutrition, respiration, growth, response and reproduction — takes place within it, and it dies when its organisation is destroyed.
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Explanation
The term was given by Purkinje and popularised by Huxley.
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