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Leeuwenhoek was the first who observed .......... under the microscope.

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Fungi
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Virus
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Bacteria
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Plant cell wall
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Solution

The correct option is C Bacteria

Antony Von Leeuwenhoek was the first person to discover bacteria in 1670.It happened because he was trying to look at pond water with his magnifying lens and was able to see many large bacteria. He used a compound microscope.He described cells in a drop of pond water using a microscope made by him. He was the first person to observe bacteria and protozoa. By observing the movement of bacteria or protozoa he named them animalcules. Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

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