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Meter
The
base
unit of
measurement
in science
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Sizes in biology
Often much
smaller
than a
meter
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Centi
One hundredth
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Centimeter
(cm)
One hundredth
of a meter
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Milli
One
thousandth
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Millimeter
(
mm
)
One thousandth
of a meter
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Micro
One
millionth
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Micrometer
(μm)
One millionth
of a meter
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Size of objects
Typical human cell is
10-20
micrometers in size
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Nano
One
billionth
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Nanometer
(nm)
One billionth
of a meter
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Size of objects
Hemoglobin
molecule is around
5
nanometers in diameter
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Prefixes
centi
, milli, micro, and nano are used to describe
sizes
in science
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