Question

which scientist is credited in the text with coining the term cell after viewing box - like structures in cork tissue?
antony van leeuwenhoek
robert hooke
matthias schleiden
theodor schwann

Explanation:

In 1665, Robert Hooke used a microscope to observe cork tissue and saw small, box - like structures. He named these structures "cells". Antony van Leeuwenhoek is known for improving the microscope and observing microorganisms. Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann are associated with the cell theory (Schleiden with plant cells and Schwann with animal cells), but they did not coin the term "cell".

Answer:

B. Robert Hooke