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Microbiology · Chapter 3
Two Kinds of Cell
Every cellular microbe is built on one of
two blueprints
. The gap between them is what lets a drug kill a bacterium and leave a human cell alone. Build each cell one part at a time. Then set the two widths and see how far apart they really are.
Prokaryote cell
parts appear as you build
The chosen cell, drawn part by part
Tap a part at the right, or press Add next part.
Both cells, one scale
drag the widths
Size comparison at one shared scale
Prokaryote
1.0 µm
Eukaryote
30 µm
Wider by
30×
Volume by
27000×
Fits inside
27000
Two kinds of cell
pick a cell, then a part
Prokaryote
Eukaryote
Parts built
1
of 8
Start over
Add next part ›