CBSE Class 9 Science
Question 11 of 19
The Fundamental Unit of Life — Question 1
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Who discovered cells, and how?
Cells were discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665. He was examining a thin slice of cork with a self-designed microscope when he saw that the cork resembled the structure of a honeycomb consisting of many little compartments. Robert Hooke called these compartments as cells.