Consider statements about scientists: 1. Robert Hooke coined the term 'cell'. 2. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered living microorganisms. 3. Charles Darwin proposed the cell theory. Which are correct? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Robert Hooke, in his 1665 book 'Micrographia', described observing dead cork tissue under a microscope and coined the term 'cell' for the small, box-like compartments he saw. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, using his superior handcrafted single-lens microscopes in the 1670s, was the first person to observe and describe living, single-celled microorganisms, which he called 'animalcules'. Charles Darwin proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection; the cell theory was proposed by Schleiden and Schwann. Thus, statements 1 and 2 are correct.