Browse by Stream
-
Engineering and Architecture
Exams
Colleges
Predictors
Resources
-
Computer Application and IT
Quick Links
Colleges
-
Pharmacy
Colleges
Resources
-
Hospitality and Tourism
Colleges
Resources
Diploma Colleges
-
Competition
Other Exams
Resources
-
School
Exams
Top Schools
Products & Resources
-
Study Abroad
Top Countries
Student Visas
-
Arts, Commerce & Sciences
Exams
Colleges
Upcoming Events
Resources
-
Management and Business Administration
Colleges & Courses
Predictors
-
Learn
Online Courses
Engineering Preparation
Medical Preparation
-
Online Courses and Certifications
Top Streams
Specializations
- Digital Marketing Certification Courses
- Cyber Security Certification Courses
- Artificial Intelligence Certification Courses
- Business Analytics Certification Courses
- Data Science Certification Courses
- Cloud Computing Certification Courses
- Machine Learning Certification Courses
- View All Certification Courses
Resources
-
Medicine and Allied Sciences
Colleges
Predictors
Resources
-
Law
Resources
Colleges
-
Animation and Design
Predictors & Articles
Colleges
Resources
-
Media, Mass Communication and Journalism
Colleges
Resources
-
Finance & Accounts
Top Courses & Careers
Colleges
Get Answers to all your Questions
- #Medical
- #Cell Structure and Function
- #National Eligilibility Cum Entrance Test
- #Biology
- #National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test
- #Class 11
What was observed by Robert Hooke?
Option: 1
Cell membrane
Option: 2
Cell wall
Option: 3
Protoplast
Option: 4
All of these
Answers (1)
CELL: Introduction, Discovery, Size and Cell Theory -
Introduction:
- A cell is the unit of a living thing.
- A living thing can be made up of one cell like a bacterium of many cells like a human. Irrespective of the number of cells, living things are referred to as organisms.
- Hence, the cell is the basic unit of an organism.
- A cell can be defined as the basic structural and functional unit of life.
- It is called the structural unit because it forms the body/structure of the organisms.
- It is called the functional unit because each cell is capable of performing the essential metabolic functions.
Discovery of Cell:
- In 1665, Robert Hooke first discovered the cell using his self-designed microscope. He observed the dead cells of cork of plants. He described his observation as empty cells and termed them as ‘cells’.
- In 1674, the documentation of live cells was made by Anton van Leeuwenhoek, who observed bacterial cells and algal cells.
In 1665, Robert Hooke first discovered the cell using his self-designed microscope. He observed the dead cells (only cell walls) of cork of plants. He described his observation as empty cells and termed them as ‘cells’.
View full answer
NEET 2024 Most scoring concepts
- Just Study 32% of the NEET syllabus and Score up to 100% marks
