Living cells were discovered by
(a) Robert Hooke
(b) Purkinje
(c) Leeuwenhoek
(d) Robert Brown
Exp: Cells were first discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665. He observed the cells in a cork slice with the help of a primitive microscope. Leeuwenhoek (1674), with the improved microscope, discovered the free-living cells in pond water for the first time. So, Robert Hooke discovered dead cells but Leeuwenhoek was responsible for the discovery of living cells. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.