Lengths & Time & Masses to remember Flashcards
What is Millimeters?
10^3
What is Micrometers?
10^6
What is Nanometers?
10^9
What is 1 nm?
10 A (angstrom units)
How big are Atoms &; Covalent bonds?
1 A (.1 nm)
How big is a molecule?
5-200 A (.5-20 nm)
How big are Bacterial cells?
1 micrometer
How big are Eukaryote cells?
10 micrometers (up to 1 mm)
How many seconds are in 1 year?
30,000,000 secs
How long is a covalent reaction?
1 ms
How long does cell division for a generation take?
1K-100K secs
How long is the lifetime of a Metazoan (multicellular animal)?
.1-100 years
How long is the lifetime of a Species?
1 million years
How long has it been since LUCA?
4 billion years
How much is 1kg?
10^3 grams
What is the Mass of a Bacterial Cell?
10^(-12)g (picogram)
What is the Mass of a Eukaryotic Cell?
10^(-9)g (nanogram)
What is the Mass of a Metazoan?
10^(-11) to 10^8 g
What is the Mass of a Human?
10^5 g
What is the Mass of all living things in Biosphere?
10^18 g