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(B) The concept that the cell is the basic unit of life is a fundamental principle of the Cell Theory.Robert Hooke was the first person to observe and

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(B) The concept that the cell is the basic unit of life is a fundamental principle of the Cell Theory.Robert Hooke was the first person to observe and describe cells in $1665$ using a primitive microscope while examining a thin slice of cork.Although Schleiden and Schwann later formulated the formal Cell Theory,the initial discovery and naming of the 'cell' as the structural unit were done by Robert Hooke.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$A$. Schleiden	$1$. Nucleus
$B$. Schwann	$2$. German botanist
$C$. Robert Brown	$3$. Living cell
$D$. Leeuwenhoek	$4$. British Zoologist

Who discovered that the cell is the basic unit of life?

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Column-$I$ Column-$II$
$A$. Schleiden $1$. Nucleus
$B$. Schwann $2$. German botanist
$C$. Robert Brown $3$. Living cell
$D$. Leeuwenhoek $4$. British Zoologist

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