Q. The cell as a basic unit of structure of living things was discovered by
A) Aristotle
B) Robert Hooke
C) Schleiden and Schwann
D) Gregor Mendel
Explanation
Robert Hook (1665) discovered hollow cavities like compartments in a thin slice of cork under his microscope. He coined the term $cellula$ and wrote the book Micrographia. M Schleiden and T Schwann gave the cell theory.
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