AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

CELL THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What tools were first used by the scientist to observe and describe the microscopic organisms and living cells possible?
A
Magnifying lens and light microscopes
B
Electron microscope and electron micrographs
C
Magnifying lens and electron microscope
D
Light microscope and electron micrograph
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Using his microscope, Leeuwenhoek was the first person to observe human cells and bacteria.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is the first instrument to observe microscopic things? This early microscope is considered to be the first instrument used to observe microscopic things. What did Van Leeuwenhoek veiw? Van Leeuwenhoek viewed the inside of cells and discovered that there were working parts inside them.

Detailed explanation-3: -The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover and learn about cells. A microscope is an instrument that makes small objects look larger.

Detailed explanation-4: -Two men are credited today with the discovery of microorganisms using primitive microscopes: Robert Hooke who described the fruiting structures of molds in 1665 and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek who is credited with the discovery of bacteria in 1676.

Detailed explanation-5: -Leeuwenhoek observed animal and plant tissue, human sperm and blood cells, minerals, fossils, and many other things that had never been seen before on a microscopic scale.

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