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Robert Hooke first observed cork under a microscope in jail so he named the small cubicles cells

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Answer:

False

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RobERT Hooke observed the cork first and names the particles as cells .

  • But he did that in Monastery not jail

Hence the statement is false

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Answer:

False

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement is false. Though "Robert Hooke" was the first person to observe cork under microscope. He named the small cubicles cells because it used to remind him of the cells in the monastery (a place for monks).

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