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Feb 16, 2018

Cells are generally measured in micrometres (μm) or nanometres (nm).

Explanation:

1 millimetre is 1,000 micrometres.
1 micrometre is 1,000 nanometres.

Both micrometres and nanometres are used commonly by scientists to measure cells and their components.

Feb 16, 2018

Nanometers #(nm)# and micrometers #(mum)#

Explanation:

Since cells are extremely small to see, it would be absurd to measure them with meters #(m)# and kilometers #(mm)#. Even with millimeters #(mm)# you would get large numbers!

So, scientists would commonly use nanometers #(nm)# and micrometers #(mum)#.

For conversions:

#1 \ nm = 1*10^-9 \ m#

#1 \ mum = 1*10^-6 \ m#

I hope that helps!