Question

What is referred to as a thin slice of cork?

Answer 1

Cork:

1. Cork is a thick layer of dead tissue that is found in the bark of the tree.
2. The thin layer taken from the bark of the tree is called a thin slice of cork.
3. In 1665, Robert Hooke used a microscope to examine a tiny slice of cork.
4. He observed that the cork was made up of tiny units that looked like a honeycomb.
5. He referred to them as cells, and he was the first to find a dead cell.