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Robert Hooke coined the term “cell” after observing _______ cells under a microscope.

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muscle
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embryo
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cork
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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.

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