The Fundamental Unit of Life — Science STD 9 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceThe Fundamental Unit of Life1 Mark
MCQ
Who first saw and described a live cell?
A
Robert Hooke.
B
Robert Brown.
C
Gregor Mendel.
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Anton von Leeuwenhoek.
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Answer
Correct option: D.
Anton von Leeuwenhoek.
The first man to witness a live cell under a microscope was Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, who described the algae, Spirogyra, in $1674$. He named that cell as animalcules. He is also known as father of microbiology, as he was first to study the microorganism.
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