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The term 'cell' was first coined by:
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A Robert Brown
B Robert Hooke
C Theodor Schwann
D Matthias Schleiden
Explanation

Robert Hooke named the chambers he observed in cork 'cells' because they resembled the small rooms of a monastery.

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