Which scientist came up with the term "cell"?
Correct answer: C. Robert Hooke
- A. Schwann
- B. Scheilden
- C. Robert Hooke
- D. Both Options A and B are correct
Explanation
The cell was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665, in a Cork piece, in which he saw small compartments. He named them "cells" because they resembled small rooms "cellulae" (Latin) in which Monks used to live. Scheilden and Schwann coined the cell theory AFTER the cell had been discovered and named.
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