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What organism did Anton van Leeuwenhoek use to observe the first living cells?

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a

Red blood cells

b

Protozoa

c

Yeast

d

Algae

answer is A.

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek first discovered free-living algae Spirogyra cells in the water of a pond in 1674 using his own self-designed microscope. He called these them ‘animalcules’.

Hence, the correct option is algae.

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What organism did Anton van Leeuwenhoek use to observe the first living cells?