Who gave the term 'protoplasm'?

Johannes Purkinje

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Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek

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Matthias Jakob Schleiden

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Robert Hooke

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The correct option is A Johannes Purkinje
Protoplasm was first termed by Johannes Purkinje in 1940. This word was used by Johannes Purkinje of Prague who had studied the contents of plant cells. Purkinje decided to call this living cell substance protoplasm from the Greek name Protoplastus which, in turn, came from the ancient liturgy of the Christian church.

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