The Fundamental Unit of Life · Class 9 · CBSE Science
Who discovered cells in cork slices using a primitive microscope?
Practice question from The Fundamental Unit of Life (Class 9 · CBSE Science), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
easy · MCQ · Q-71B711
Who discovered cells in cork slices using a primitive microscope?
- A.Anton van Leeuwenhoek
- B.Robert HookeCorrect answer
- C.Matthias Schleiden
- D.Rudolf Virchow
Solution
Robert Hooke discovered cells in 1665 by observing thin slices of cork under a self-designed primitive microscope, coining the term 'cell' for the box-like structures he saw.
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