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Who was the first to observe a living cell?

Correct answer A. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Explanation

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek used his own lenses in the 1670s to observe living cells such as bacteria and protozoa; Robert Hooke had earlier seen only dead cork cells.

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