OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
CELL BIOLOGY
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Question
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What did Hooke first examine?
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Pond water
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Plant cells
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Cork
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Animal fat
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1665, Robert Hooke was the first to observe cork cells and their characteristic hexagonal shape, using the first optical microscope, which was invented by him at that time.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the year 1665, Robert Hooke observed cork cells under the microscope. Hooke saw cell walls in cork tissue and coined the term ‘cells’ for them, as the box-like compartments of cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery.
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