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Who was the first scientist to discover cells with the use of a homemade microscope?

Carolus Linnaeus
Robert Hook
Rudolf Virchow
Theodor Schwann

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Hi There, The answer is Robert Hooke
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Answer:

Robert Hooke

Step-by-step explanation:

The cell was first discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665. He observed a slice of a cork cells under a crude or a primitive microscope. He observed the dead cells of a cork. For the first time, Leeuwenhoek in the year 1674 discovered the living cells in pond water for the first time with an improved microscope.

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