Question

    Who coined the term 'protoplasm'?

    A Johann Evangelist Purkinje Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Robert Hooke Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C G.J. Mendel Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Charles Darwin Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Dujardin in 1835 discovered protoplasm but in 1839 it was J.E. Purkinje who coined the word protoplasm. Protoplasm is the colourless material comprising of all the living components of the cell.

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