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Robert Hooke was the first scientist to give the cell a name. Which statement is true about him?

A. He looked at onion skin with his naked eyes to see cells.
B. Under a microscope he observed box-like compartments of cork tree bark.
C. He used the microscope to observe skin cells.

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Answer:

Correct answer us B

Step-by-step explanation:

Robert Hooke (1635-1703) looked a cork under a microscope and found little cavities. He named them cells because they looked like the cells monks would live in.

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Answer:

B) Under a microscope he observed box-like compartments of cork tree bark.

He observed a cork under a microscope.

Step-by-step explanation:

He observed a cork under a microscope.

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