Each cell performs all of the function necessary to sustain life. Those functions include all of the following except
A) obtaining nutrients from the surrounding body fluids.
B) dispose of wastes.
C) replicate itself.
D) use nutrients to make the molecules it needs.
E) phagocytosing other cells.

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While cells may be capable of absorbing nutrients and disposing of wastes, and also capable of replicating themselves and using nutrients to make the molecules they need, the act of phagocytosing (engulfing and digesting) other cells is not a universal function of all cells. This is a specialized function usually performed by certain types of immune cells or certain unicellular organisms.

Each Cell Performs All of the Function Necessary to Sustain