Question

(i) who discovered cell, and how?
(ii) why is the cell is called structural and functional unit of life?



Please give correct answer
Who ​

Answer 1

• The term “cells” was first coined in 1665 by a British scientist Robert Hooke. He was the first person to study living things under a microscope and examined a thin slice of cork under a microscope and observed honeycomb-like structures. Robert Hooke called these structures as cells.
• The cell is called the structural and functional unit of life because the body of all organisms is made up of cells. Cells are arranged in a proper and systematic order to form a body of living organisms. Thus cells serve as basic building structural units for more complex organisms.

Answer 2

Answer:

I) Robert Hooke ii)the cell is called the structural unit as it gives proper structure to our body and functional as it performs all the functions of our body.