INTRODUCTION
CELL STRUCTURE
Question
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Mattias Schleiden
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Robert Hooke
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Theordor Schwann
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
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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 the first Scientist to give the cell a name. Which statement is true about him? He observed a cork under a microscope.
Detailed explanation-3: -The cell was first discovered and named by Robert Hooke in 1665. He remarked that it looked strangely similar to cellula or small rooms which monks inhabited, thus deriving the name. However what Hooke actually saw was the dead cell walls of plant cells (cork) as it appeared under the microscope.
Detailed explanation-4: -However what Hooke actually saw was the dead cell walls of plant cells (cork) as it appeared under the microscope. Hooke’s description of these cells was published in Micrographia.