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Answer 1

Robert Hooke discovered cell.
cell is called as a functional and structural unit of life , because all the metabolic process and generation of energy( ATP ) takes place in a living cell

Answer 2

The cell was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665.

The cells are called as structural and functional units of a living body. Cells are structural unit as they form the structure of the organism. Cells combine to form tissues, which further combine to form organs, organs combine to form organic systems, which further combine to form organism. So, cell is the basic structural unit for all unicellular and multicellular organisms.

Some of the basic life processes or functions takes place in every cell to keep the organisms alive such as digestion, respiration, excretion, etc., whether it is a single-celled organism or multicellular organism. So, the cells are also called the functional unit of life owing to these processes