The term 'cell' was given by:
Correct answer: B. Robert Hooke
- A. Leeuwenhoek
- B. Robert Hooke
- C. Flemming
- D. Robert Brown
Explanation
The origins of the word 'cell' in the 1660s, Robert Hooke looked through a primitive microscope at a thinly cut piece of cork. He saw a series of walled boxes that reminded him of the tiny rooms, or cellula, occupied by monks.
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