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Cell was discovered and named for the first time by ____________.
Cell was discovered and named for the first time by ____________.
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The correct option is C Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke observed a thin slice of cork under the compound microscope he had developed. He noticed small box-like structures and called them “cells”, a term which is derived from the Latin word “cellula” meaning “small compartment”. Leeuwenhoek observed blood cells as well as single-celled organisms with the help of a simple microscope he had developed and recognised them as living units. However, he did not call them cells. Matthias Jakob Schleiden, Theodor Schwann and Rudolf Virchow postulated the Cell theory.
Robert Hooke observed a thin slice of cork under the compound microscope he had developed. He noticed small box-like structures and called them “cells”, a term which is derived from the Latin word “cellula” meaning “small compartment”. Leeuwenhoek observed blood cells as well as single-celled organisms with the help of a simple microscope he had developed and recognised them as living units. However, he did not call them cells. Matthias Jakob Schleiden, Theodor Schwann and Rudolf Virchow postulated the Cell theory.
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