Question

The structural and functional unit of life called cell was discovered by :
A. Robert Boyle
B. Charles Darwin
C. Robert Koch
D. Robert Hooke

Answer 1

Answer:Robert Hooke

Explanation:

Answer 2

D. Robert Hooke

Explanation:

Robert Hooke was the scientist who coined the term ‘cell.’ It was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665 when he saw empty box-like compartments in a very thin slice of cork under his microscope. He wrote the book "Micrographia" and coined the term cellula which later came to be known as a cell. Robert Hooke thought cells were passages for conducting fluids.

Option D is the answer.