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Who first observed and coined the term 'cell'?

Answer: Robert Hooke.

  • A Robert Brown
  • B Robert Hooke
  • C Theodor Schwann
  • D J.E. Purkinje

Correct answer: B. Robert Hooke

Explanation: Robert Hooke (1665) examined a thin slice of cork under his microscope and named the box-like compartments he saw 'cells'.

Labeled diagram of an animal cell showing nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and other organelles

Animal cell structure with major organelles labeled. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Cell theory, prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells, organelles and their functions. Foundation of all biology.

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