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How did Hooke’s work contribute to the cell theory?
Hooke is a scientist
Hooke is a scientist
Hooke viewed a thin cutting of cork and discovered empty spaces contained by walls which he termed cells. When Hooke viewed a thin cutting of cork he discovered empty spaces contained by walls, and termed them pores, or cells. The term cells stuck and Hooke gained credit for discovering the building blocks of all life.
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