NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell by Hooke. While looking at cork, Hooke observed box-shaped structures, which he called “cells” as they reminded him of the cells, or rooms, in monasteries.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Robert Hooke discovered cell in the year 1665. He observed cork cell in the bark of Spanish oak tree under a simple microscope and was able to see the empty structures surrounded by walls and named it a cell. He elucidated his observation in a book called “Micrographia".