5 Questions
Who observed a piece of cork under the microscope and found it to be made of small compartments which he called 'cells'?
Robert Brown
Who observed bacteria, sperms, and red blood corpuscles, all of which were cells?
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Who observed that all cells had a centrally positioned body which he termed the nucleus?
Robert Brown
Who formulated the 'cell theory'?
M.J. Schleiden and Theodore Schwann
What is protoplasm defined as?
The life-giving substance including cytoplasm and nucleus
Test your knowledge about the history of cell discovery and cell theory with this quiz. Learn about the significant observations made by early scientists such as Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, and Robert Brown, which contributed to the understanding of cells.
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