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Who is known as the first person to use the word 'cell' to describe the boxlike chambers he saw when examining cork under a microscope?
Who is known as the first person to use the word 'cell' to describe the boxlike chambers he saw when examining cork under a microscope?
- Anton van Leeuwenhoek
- Unknown
- Robert Hooke (correct)
- Miller and Levine
In what year did Robert Hooke publish his explorations of the microscopic world in his book entitled Micrographia?
In what year did Robert Hooke publish his explorations of the microscopic world in his book entitled Micrographia?
- 1665 (correct)
- 1666
- 1655
- 1670
What did Robert Hooke really see when he examined a piece of cork under the microscope?
What did Robert Hooke really see when he examined a piece of cork under the microscope?
- Cell walls from dried plant matter (correct)
- Living cells of plants
- Tiny animals in rainwater
- Protozoans from pond water
Who was the first person to see living cells under a microscope?
Who was the first person to see living cells under a microscope?
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What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek include in his descriptions of the tiny 'animals' he saw in rainwater and other liquids?
What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek include in his descriptions of the tiny 'animals' he saw in rainwater and other liquids?
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