Who discovered cell in living organism ? Give an example of a unicellular organism

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The cell was first discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665 using a microscope. The first cell theory is credited to the work of Theodor Schwann and Matthias Jakob Schleiden in the 1830s.

Examples of unicellular organisms are :
Ameoba
Paramecium

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Give one example each of unicellular and multicellular organism.

Examine these two statements and and select the answer:

Statement I : Amoeba is a unicellular organism and the single cell performs all functions of a living organism.

Statement II : Cell is the fundamental unit of living organism.

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