MICROANATOMY

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY

MICROSCOPY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
first to discover the cell
A
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
B
Hans and Zacharias Janssen
C
Robert Hooke
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1665, Robert Hooke published Micrographia, a book filled with drawings and descriptions of the organisms he viewed under the recently invented microscope. The invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell by Hooke.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cell wall was discovered by Robert Hooke, in 1665, when he saw an empty box like compartments in a very thin slice of cork under his microscope. He wrote a book Micrographia and coined the term Cellula which was later on changed into cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -George Emil Palade is considered to be the father of cell biology. He pioneered the use of the electron microscope and with the help of it, he could discover the ribosomes and the activity of secretory proteins.

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