Micrometre (\mu m)

Key term for OCR GCSE Biology B, used in Cell Structure Analysis.

Definition

An SI unit of length equal to one-millionth (10^-6) of a metre.

Exam Context

Micrometre (\mu m) appears in OCR GCSE Biology B revision content for Respiration and Growth, especially Cell Structure Analysis and Scale and Calculations.

Respiration and Growth Cell Structure Analysis Scale and Calculations

Found in Revision Notes

Respiration and Growth

Scale and Calculations

Cell Structure Analysis • Scale and Calculations

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Magnification

Nanometre (nm)

Order of magnitude

Representative sample