Question

Describe the major contributions of hooke and leeuwenhoek to cell biology

Answer 1

Answer:

Robert hooke: Discovery of cells; observed cells for first time, used the term "cell".

Anton van Leeuwenhoek: first to observe living cells.

Explanation:

Robert Hooke was an English scientist who examined a piece of cork and observed the dead cells of cork. He used the term cells to describe the empty chambers of cork as he observed. Since he observed the dead cells, the cells were empty and did not have any organelles.

Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first one to observe the living cells with help of lens made by him. He used the lens to magnify the image. He was observed bacterial, blood and sperm cells. He also observed protists and was among the first scientists to observe the presence of cells in animals.