The scientist who coined the term 'cell' was: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The scientist who coined the term 'cell' was:
A. Robert Hooke
B. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
C. Rudolf Virchow
D. Robert Brown
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Robert Hooke, in 1665, observed thin slices of cork under a compound microscope and saw box-like structures he named 'cells'. Leeuwenhoek observed live cells, Brown discovered the nucleus, Virchow proposed cells arise from cells.

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