Relative sizes: Cell biology: Biology: GCSE (9:1)

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Centi

A prefix meaning one hundredth of a unit

<p>A prefix meaning one hundredth of a unit</p>
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Milli

A prefix meaning one thousandth of a unit

<p>A prefix meaning one thousandth of a unit</p>
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Micro

A prefix meaning one millionth of a unit

<p>A prefix meaning one millionth of a unit</p>
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Nano

A prefix meaning one thousand-millionth of a unit

<p>A prefix meaning one thousand-millionth of a unit</p>
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Light microscope

Equipment that uses light and lenses to magnify objects

<p>Equipment that uses light and lenses to magnify objects</p>
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Standard form

A system where numbers are expressed as decimals between 1 and 10 and multiplied by a power of 10

<p>A system where numbers are expressed as decimals between 1 and 10 and multiplied by a power of 10</p>
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Order of magnitude

A number to the power of 10 which is used to make comparisons of size

<p>A number to the power of 10 which is used to make comparisons of size</p>
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Magnification

How much an image appears to have increased in size by

<p>How much an image appears to have increased in size by</p>
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Relative size of a prokaryotic cell

A cell which is 100 times bigger than a virus

<p>A cell which is 100 times bigger than a virus</p>
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Relative size of a eukaryotic cell

A cell which is 10-100 times bigger than a bacterial cell

<p>A cell which is 10-100 times bigger than a bacterial cell</p>
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10^1

10 times bigger

<p>10 times bigger</p>
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10^2

100 times bigger

<p>100 times bigger</p>
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10^3

1000 times bigger

<p>1000 times bigger</p>
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10^-1

10 times smaller

<p>10 times smaller</p>
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10^-2

100 times smaller

<p>100 times smaller</p>