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In 1665, a man named Robert Hooke observed "cell-like compartments" while looking at a slide of cork. He called them "cells" due to the resemblence to monks' cells.

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Which scientist discovered cells in plants?

The scientist who discovered cells in plants was Robert Hooke, an English physicist, and natural philosopher who made this observation in 1665 while examining a thin slice of cork through a simple microscope. He called the tiny compartments he saw "cells" because they reminded him of small rooms or monks' living quarters.


What is An English scientist who discovered the cells of cork?

Robert Hooke


what is the name is the scientist who discoverdcells?

Robert Hooke was the man who discovered the cell in 1665.


The scientist who first discovered cells as seen through a simple microscope was?

Van Leeuwenhoek.


Who discovered plants cells?

Answer:Plant Cells Were Discovered By And English Scientist By The Name Of Robert Hooke In 1663. He Also Invented The Verry First Microscope.


Which scientist discovered that all animal cells have cells?

Theodor Schwann, a German physiologist, was the scientist who discovered that all animal cells have cells. He made this discovery in the early 19th century as part of his research on cell theory, which he developed alongside Matthias Schleiden.


When is cells discovered and how?

cells were discovered by an scientist called Anton Van Leeuwenhoek in 1675. he invented a microscope and studied blood, insects and pond water. This lead to discovery of bacteria and cells. Remember that Anton Van Leeuwenhoek named cells.


Who is the man who discovered that something in cells can cause disease?

It was Georges von Barren. A German Scientist in the 1800s.


Why is cells called a cell?

The scientist who discovered this type of organism, actually thought that it looked like a jail cell, because the scientist who discovered it saw a plant cell which is rectangular .


When did scientist realize that all organism contains cells?

it was 1963 when they discovered that all organisms contained cells


What happened in 1673 that had to do with cells?

In 1673 Anton van Leeuwenhoek, who was a Dutch scientist, discovered animalcules. The animalcules were living cells that he observed in water from a pond.


What do alpha cells secrete?

alpha cells just like beta and gamma cells secrete radiation. These were discovered by a french scientist in the 1800's