GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hooke detailed his observations of this tiny and previously unseen world in his book, Micrographia. To him, the cork looked as if it was made of tiny pores, which he came to call “cells” because they reminded him of the cells in a monastery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Robert Hooke coined the term ‘cell’ after observing thin slices of cork under a microscope. Hence, cork cells were observed by Robert Hooke under the microscope. Q. Name the scientist who coined the term cell for smallest unit observed in a cork.

Detailed explanation-3: -Robert Hooke is the the scientist who coined the term cell for the compartments observed in a cork.

Detailed explanation-4: -Robert Hooke in 1665 observed thin slices of cork under a simple magnifying device. He observed box-like structures and coined the term “cells” for them as these reminded him of the cells in a monastery.