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What year were cells first discovered and by whom?
What year were cells first discovered and by whom?
1665 by Robert Hooke
What did Robert Hooke observe when he looked at a thin slice of cork under a microscope?
What did Robert Hooke observe when he looked at a thin slice of cork under a microscope?
tiny compartments that appeared like a honeycomb
What did Robert Hooke name the compartments he observed in cork?
What did Robert Hooke name the compartments he observed in cork?
cells
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Cell Discovery
- Cells were first discovered in 1665.
- Robert Hooke discovered cells.
Observations of Robert Hooke
- Robert Hooke observed a thin slice of cork under a microscope.
- He saw that the cork was composed of many small, box-like compartments.
- Robert Hooke named these compartments "cells".
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