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Cell — The Structure and Functions — Question 2

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Name the scientist who coined the term "cell". How many lenses did he use in his microscope? What did he observe under his microscope?

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Robert Hooke is the scientist who coined the term "cell". He used two lenses in his microscope. Under his microscope, he examined a very thin slice of a dead cork (the bark of the trees) and observed a cluster of box-like cubicles piled up together.