First living cell was observed by:

Robert Hooke

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Robert Brown

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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Solution

The correct option is C
Anton van Leeuwenhoek

The cell was first discovered by Robert Hooke. However, Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first person to observe living cells under a microscope. He observed free-living cells in a drop of pond water. The cell was first discovered by Robert Hooke.

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