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Q: among the following coined the term 'cell'?
  • A. Theodor Schwann
  • B. Robert Hooke
  • C. Oswald Avery
  • D. Gerhard Domagk
Correct Answer: Option B - Cell is discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665 and gave the book 'micrographia'. Cells are the smallest unit of life the foundation of body. Hooke actually saw the dead cell walls of plant cell (cork) as it appeared under microscope. The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms. All living organisms are composed of one or more cells.
B. Cell is discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665 and gave the book 'micrographia'. Cells are the smallest unit of life the foundation of body. Hooke actually saw the dead cell walls of plant cell (cork) as it appeared under microscope. The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms. All living organisms are composed of one or more cells.

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Cell is discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665 and gave the book 'micrographia'. Cells are the smallest unit of life the foundation of body. Hooke actually saw the dead cell walls of plant cell (cork) as it appeared under microscope. The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms. All living organisms are composed of one or more cells.