DOSSIER: CELL: THE UNIT OF LIFE, NCERT LINE BY LINE, pre-class

NCERT-Cell-the-unit-of-life-Size-Chart-Cells differ greatly in size, shape and activities

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A. Structure B. Size C. Additional Information
PPLO (Type of Mycoplasma) 0.1 µm
Mycoplasma 0.3 µm
Viruses 0.02-0.2 µm
Bacteria could be 3 to 5 µm. Max. Size Range
Typical Bacteria 1-2 µm Avg. Bacteria
Typical Eukaryotic Cell 10-20
70S Ribosomes 15 nm by 20 nm Associated with plasma membrane in Prokaryotes
Golgi Bodies-cisternae 0.5µm to 1.0µm diameter Stacked sacs or cisternae, observed near nucleus
Mitochondria Diameter of 0.2-1.0µm (average 0.5µm) and length 1.0-4.1µm. Sausage-shaped or cylindrical, variable in number and size
Chloroplasts having variable length (5-10µm) and width (2-4µm). Lens-shaped, oval, spherical, discoid, or ribbon-like, in mesophyll cells
Perinuclear Space 10 to 50 nm Electron microscopy has revealed that the nuclear envelope, which consists of two parallel membranes with a space between called the perinuclear space
Red Blood Cells 7.0 µm diameter Human red blood cells
Nerve Cells Longest cells
Tracheid Cell Shape : Elongated
Ostrich Egg Largest isolated single cell
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