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Define Cell size.

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Cell Size : 

Size of cell is variable depending upon the type of organism. Some are microscopic while some are visible with naked eyes. Their size may vary from 0.2 mm to 18 cm. 

• Size of a typical cell in a multicellular organism ranges from 20-30 mm.

• The largest cell is ostrich egg (15 cm in diameter with shell & 8 cm in diameter without cell). 

• The longest cell is nerve cell (upto 1 m or more). 

• Smallest cells so far known are PPLOs e.g., mycoplasma (0.1 mm in diameter). 

• Human egg is 0.1 mm in diameter.



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