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Robert Hooke was the first person who saw cells using a microscope. Which among the following options is/are true about his observation?


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He observed the cork cells dividing.

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He observed organelles like chloroplasts and mitochondria in cork cells

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He observed the dead cells of cork

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He saw the cells moving around.

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Solution

The correct option is C

He observed the dead cells of cork


In the year 1665, Robert Hooke observed cork cells under the microscope.​ Hooke saw cell walls in cork tissue. He coined the term 'cells' for them, as the box-like compartments of cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery.


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