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Robert Hooke was the first person who saw cells using a microscope. Which among the following options is/are true about his observation?
Answer: Option C
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In the year 1665, Robert Hooke observed cork cells under the microscope. Hooke saw cell walls in cork tissue and coined the term 'cells' for them, as the box-like compartments of cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery. Cell is a Latin word for ‘a little room’.
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