The word ‘cell’ was first coined by Robert Hooke in ___________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 1665
Robert Hooke coined the word ‘cell’ in 1665, in his book Micrographia. Looking at a thin slice of cork under his microscope, he saw small box-like compartments that reminded him of the small rooms (cells) of monks; what he saw were the empty walls of dead plant cells.