In the chapter test of science class 8 cell-structure and function 

question 1 it is given

Robert Hooke was the first person to observe  ____ i _____  cells. He observed these cells using a  ____ ii ______ .

I gave the answer 

i

ii

cork

magnifying glass

 

but they gave it wrong saying

Robert Hooke was the first person to observe cells. He observed the cells of thin slices of cork using a microscope.

The correct answer is A.

 

In the textbook pg 90 they have given that 

 

robert hooke observed slices of cork under a simple magnifying device.

 

then why my answer is given wrong

Robert Hooke was the first person to observe cork cells. He observed these cells using a microscope.

Explanation: Robert Hooke designed a primitive type of microscope which relied on sunlight to illuminate the image. He observed the cells in a thin slice of cork in 1665 with the help of this primitive microscope. 

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