The free living cells in pond water is discovered by_________.

Leeuwenhoek

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Robert Hooke

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Purkinje

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Robert Brown

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Solution

The correct option is A Leeuwenhoek
In 1674, Leeuwenhoek discovered free living cells in the pond with the help of an improved version of microscope. Leeuwenhoek observed living cells such as human sperm, RBC, protozoa and bacteria for the first time.

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Living cells were discovered by

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