Question

what role did the microscope play in the development of cell theory?

Answer 1

It made it possible to actually see cells. Explanation: With the development and improvement of the light microscope, the theory created by Sir Robert Hooke that organisms would be made of cells was confirmed as scientist were able to actually see cells in tissues placed under the microscope.

Answer 2

The microscope made it possible to easy observe cells and its internal components.

• The beginning of the study of microscopy by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek paved the way to the discovery of a whole new world of microorganisms.
• Robert Hooke first observed plant cells using a simple microscope and coined the term 'cell'. The study of these cells led to the framing of the cell theory.
• Schleiden, Schwann and Virchow gave the three postulates of the theory that became the unifying principle of biology.