Cell - Introduction

Description:

A cell is said to be the smallest structural and functional unit of life. Anything less than a cell has no independent existence.

Robert Hook coined the term cell after he observed thin sections of cork under a compound microscope. He observed honey-comb like compartments and named them as cells.

Unicellular organisms are capable of existing independently and can perform essential functions of life.

Anton Von Leeuwenhoek first saw and described a live cell.

Invention of microscope followed by its upgradation into electron microscope revealed the structural details of the cell.