Single lens microscope was built by

Robert Hook

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Robert Koch

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Leeuwenhoek

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Janssen

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The correct option is C Leeuwenhoek
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek used single-lens microscopes, which he made, to make the first observations of bacteria and protozoa. His extensive research on the growth of small animals such as fleas, mussels, and eels helped disprove the theory of spontaneous generation of life.

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