Cell was discovered by .

Robert Hooke

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Robert Brown

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The correct option is A Robert Hooke
Cells were discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665. He observed a section of cork through a simple microscope, where he noticed compartments arranged within cork slice.
He later named these compartments as cells, and defined them as the basic unit of life.

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