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Which of the following is not correct?
(a) Robert Brown discovered the cell.
(b) Schleiden and Schwann formulated the cell theory.
(c) Virchow explained that cells are formed from pre-existing cells.
(d) A unicellular organism carries out its life activities within a single cell.

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Robert Brown discovered the cell - is a false statement.
The first person to see a cell was Robert Hook. He used a very primitive microscope and observed empty blocks like structure in the cork cells which was named as cell.

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