Question

Who discovered cell and what is cells?

Answer 1

Robert Hooke discovered the cell. the cell is the basic unit of life and cell is called the structural and fuctional unit of organisms.

Answer 2

$\huge\textbf{Cell :}$


→ Cells are the structural and functional unit of life.

* All living organisms are made up of cell. That's why cell is known as structural unit of life.

* A single cell can perform all life functions with the help of it's components. Therefore it is known as functional unit of life.

→ Robert Hooke first discovered the cell in 1665. 

* He prepared a thin slice of cork and observed it under self made microscope. He saw some box like structures which he named as cell.