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Who among the following first discovered cell ?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Robert Brown” option2=”Robert Hooke” option3=”Leeuwenhoek” option4=”Rudolf Virchow” correct=”option2″]<\/p>\n

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\nRobert Hooke was the first person to observe and describe cells.
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\nIn 1665, Robert Hooke published his book “Micrographia”, where he described his observations using a microscope. He examined a thin slice of cork and observed small, box-like compartments, which he called “cells” because they reminded him of the rooms (cells) in a monastery.
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\nRobert Brown discovered the nucleus in plant cells in 1831. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, a contemporary of Hooke, made significant improvements to microscopes and was the first to observe living cells, including bacteria and protozoa, which he called “animalcules”. Rudolf Virchow is known for his contribution to cell theory with the principle “omnis cellula e cellula”.
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