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: -The cell was first named by Robert Hooke in 1665. He remarked that it looked strangely similar to cellulae or small rooms which monks inhabited, thus deriving the name. However what Hooke actually saw was the non-living cell walls from a cork (cork) .

Detailed explanation-3: -Robert Hooke, a British physicist, coined the term “cells” in 1665. He was the first person to study living things under a microscope, and he saw honeycomb-like structures in a thin slice of cork under a microscope. Robert Hooke used the term “cell” to describe these structures.