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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?
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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The correct option is C Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
In the year 1665, Robert Hooke observed cork cells under the microscope. Hooke saw cell walls in cork tissue and coined the term 'cells' for them, as the box-like compartments of cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
In the year 1665, Robert Hooke observed cork cells under the microscope. Hooke saw cell walls in cork tissue and 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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