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The scientist who discovered the cell:


  1. Robert Hooke

  2. Leeuwenhoek

  3. Robert Brown

  4. Knoll and Ruska

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Solution

The correct option is A

Robert Hooke


The correct option is A:

Explanation of the correct option:

  1. Robert Hooke first discovered the existence of cells by observing the cork of a plant using a microscope.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option B:

  1. Anton von Leeuwenhoek, with the help of a more advanced microscope, discovered living cells when he observed a drop of pond water.

Option C:

  1. Robert Brown discovered the existence of the Nucleus.

Option D:

  1. Max Knoll and Ernst Ruska are related with discovery of the Electron microscope.

Final answer: The scientist who discovered the cell: Robert Hooke.


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