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The Fundamental Unit of Life — Science STD 9 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceThe Fundamental Unit of Life1 Mark
MCQ
Whichscientist coined the term cell?
  • A
    Robert hooke.
  • B
    Robert brown.
  • C
    Robert clay.
  • D
    Robert cook.
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Answer

  1. Robert hooke.

Explanation:

Robert Hooke was an English scientist who coined the term cell for the Honeycomb structures he saw in a cork slice. Through he didnt see the inside of a cell, he discovered the cell and coined the term. He used a primitive compound microscope. He only saw cell walls as it a dead tissue. He discovered it in 1665. The first man to witness a live cell under microscope was Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek in 1674.

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