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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?
Robert Hooke
In what year did Robert Hooke publish his explorations of the microscopic world in his book entitled Micrographia?
1665
What did Robert Hooke really see when he examined a piece of cork under the microscope?
Cell walls from dried plant matter
Who was the first person to see living cells under a microscope?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek include in his descriptions of the tiny 'animals' he saw in rainwater and other liquids?
Drawings
Test your knowledge of Robert Hooke and his groundbreaking discovery of cells with this quiz. Learn about his observations of cork under a microscope and how he coined the term "cell."
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