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BIO 101 BIO 101 Past Questions Objective Question

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______ discovered the nucleus in the year _____
Options
A Robert Hook, 1665
B Robert Hook, 1831
C Robert Brown, 1831
Correct Answer
D Robert Brown, 1665
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The nucleus was discovered and named by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown in 1831 while he was studying orchids. Hooke discovered cells in 1665.

Hint

Who first described the cell's nucleus, and in what century?

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