Robert Hooke coined the term “cell” after observing _______ cells under a microscope.
A
muscle
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B
embryo
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C
cork
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D
stomata
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Solution
The correct option is C cork In the year 1665, Robert Hooke observed a specimen of cork cells which were dead under a microscope. He called them cells, as they resembled tiny rooms in monasteries called cells.