BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Trailing by as many as four runs, Indiana Baseball (18-14-2, 5-5-1) used a nine-run fifth inning to pick up a 13-12 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday. A total of 25 runs and 39 hits were accumulated in the contest.
Tweet. 1  The smallest unit of life is a cell when life is defined as the ability to replicate oneself. 2  Another interesting thing to ponder is that mitochondria; the cellâs power source are capable of reproducing themselves within the cell body, but again, need the cellâs nourishment to be able to divide.
Understanding Cells: The Basic Units of Life. Cells make up the smallest level of a living organism such as yourself and other living things. The cellular level of an organism is where the metabolic processes occur that keep the organism alive. That is why the cell is called the fundamental unit of life.