Question

In the 1600's, Robert Hooke, and English scientist, used a crude microscope to examine bits of cork. Cork is derived from the bark layer of certain trees. Upon seeing the cork under the microscope, Hooke named the spaces within the cork 'cells', because they looked like empty rooms of a monastery. Although he coined the term cell, an ironic feature of cork is that it is dead plant material. Knowing this, what feature of cells would Robert Hooke NOT have been able to observe under the microscope while looking at cork? A) He would not have been able to estimate the size of cork cells. B) He would not have been able to observe the cell walls of the cork. C) He would not be able to observe cork cells dividing to form new cells. D) He would not have been able to observe the rectangular nature of plant cells.

Answer 1

its C

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

The correct option is C) He would not be able to observe cork cells dividing to form new cells.

Step-by-step explanation:

A cell which is alive will carry out the process of cell division. If cell division does not occur in a cell, then a cell is considered to e dead. Cork cells can e described as dead cells which are present on the outer surfaces of trees. Most probably, at the time of Robert Hooke, the phenomenon and process of cell division was not discovered. Hence, Robert Hooke might not have looked for cell division processes in his observations.