AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Initially discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665, the cell has a rich and interesting history that has ultimately given way to many of today’s scientific advancements.

Detailed explanation-2: -Robert Hooke was an English scientist who coined the term cell for the Honeycomb structures he saw in a cork slice. He used a primitive compound microscope . He discovered it in 1665.

Detailed explanation-3: -Robert Hooke took a piece of cork and observed under his microscope and saw many compartments in it. Robert Hooke called these compartments in the piece of cork as “cell” based on the word “cellula, ” which was the name of the rooms in which monks used to live.