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Nucleus Proteins Viruses Mitochondria Small molecules Prion fibril Ribosomes Smallest bacteria Atoms Lipids Most Most eukaryotic cells Adult roundworm bacteria Human height Electron microscope Light microscope Unaided human eye TII |T TI| || 0.1 nm 1 nm 10 nm 100 nm 1 µm 10 μm 100 µm 1 mm 1 cm 0.1 m 1m 10 m The basic unit of length is the meter (m), and all other units are fractions of a meter. These units of measurement correspond to units in an older but still widely used convention. 1 angstrom (Å) = 10–10 meter 1 micron (u) = 10-6 meter nanometer (nm) = 10-9 meter = 0.000000001 meter micrometer (pum) = 10-6 meter = 0.000001 meter millimeter (mm) = 10-3 meter = 0.001 meter 1 meter = 39.4 inches FIGURE 1.8 Sizes of Molecules, Non-Living Agents, and Organisms Note that the scale here is logarithmic (rather than linear), and each labeled increment increases by a factor of 10.

Nucleus Proteins Viruses Mitochondria Small molecules Prion fibril Ribosomes Smallest bacteria Atoms Lipids Most Most eukaryotic cells Adult roundworm bacteria Human height Electron microscope Light microscope Unaided human eye TII |T TI| || 0.1 nm 1 nm 10 nm 100 nm 1 µm 10 μm 100 µm 1 mm 1 cm 0.1 m 1m 10 m The basic unit of length is the meter (m), and all other units are fractions of a meter. These units of measurement correspond to units in an older but still widely used convention. 1 angstrom (Å) = 10–10 meter 1 micron (u) = 10-6 meter nanometer (nm) = 10-9 meter = 0.000000001 meter micrometer (pum) = 10-6 meter = 0.000001 meter millimeter (mm) = 10-3 meter = 0.001 meter 1 meter = 39.4 inches FIGURE 1.8 Sizes of Molecules, Non-Living Agents, and Organisms Note that the scale here is logarithmic (rather than linear), and each labeled increment increases by a factor of 10.

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Why is a logarithmic scale useful when comparing sizes of members of the microbial world?

Nucleus Proteins Viruses Mitochondria Small molecules Prion fibril Ribosomes Smallest bacteria Atoms Lipids Most Most eukaryotic cells Adult roundworm bacteria Human height Electron microscope Light microscope Unaided human eye TII |T TI| || 0.1 nm 1 nm 10 nm 100 nm 1 µm 10 μm 100 µm 1 mm 1 cm 0.1 m 1m 10 m The basic unit of length is the meter (m), and all other units are fractions of a meter. These units of measurement correspond to units in an older but still widely used convention. 1 angstrom (Å) = 10–10 meter 1 micron (u) = 10-6 meter nanometer (nm) = 10-9 meter = 0.000000001 meter micrometer (pum) = 10-6 meter = 0.000001 meter millimeter (mm) = 10-3 meter = 0.001 meter 1 meter = 39.4 inches FIGURE 1.8 Sizes of Molecules, Non-Living Agents, and Organisms Note that the scale here is logarithmic (rather than linear), and each labeled increment increases by a factor of 10.
Transcribed Image Text:Nucleus Proteins Viruses Mitochondria Small molecules Prion fibril Ribosomes Smallest bacteria Atoms Lipids Most Most eukaryotic cells Adult roundworm bacteria Human height Electron microscope Light microscope Unaided human eye TII |T TI| || 0.1 nm 1 nm 10 nm 100 nm 1 µm 10 μm 100 µm 1 mm 1 cm 0.1 m 1m 10 m The basic unit of length is the meter (m), and all other units are fractions of a meter. These units of measurement correspond to units in an older but still widely used convention. 1 angstrom (Å) = 10–10 meter 1 micron (u) = 10-6 meter nanometer (nm) = 10-9 meter = 0.000000001 meter micrometer (pum) = 10-6 meter = 0.000001 meter millimeter (mm) = 10-3 meter = 0.001 meter 1 meter = 39.4 inches FIGURE 1.8 Sizes of Molecules, Non-Living Agents, and Organisms Note that the scale here is logarithmic (rather than linear), and each labeled increment increases by a factor of 10.
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