Structure and function of cell The cells are the building blocks of the body and are thus considered the structural units of organisms. These are also called functional units because each cell performs certain functions essential for the survival and maintenance of the body. Discovery of cell: Aristotle (384-322 BC) put forward the concept of the cell. In 1665, Robert Hooke (1635-1703), An English natural philosopher and polymath, observed a piece of cork under the microscope and saw small compartments, and named it ‘cell’. After that In 1672, Antonie van…
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