My 8 yr old son asked me this today and it's eating away at us. Thanks!
2007-09-30 13:54:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
An atom is much smaller than a cell. A cell is the basic structure that makes up living things and are composed of extremely large numbers of atoms.
2007-09-30 13:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by Complete and Total Idiot 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
An atom is the smallest particle. A cell is way larger than a single atom. I'll put it this way, if you had a microscope and you placed an atom under the light; you would not ever be able to see it, it is just way to small. Yet if you were to place a cell underneath the microscope light, you would be able to see everything in the cell. Hope I was of some help. Great question for an 8yr old to ask, very smart boy. You should be proud...
2007-09-30 14:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by Christy RN 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A cell is much, much larger than an atom. A typical animal cell might be 10,000 times as wide, long, and tall as a typical atom, or about 1 trillion times the volume of an atom.
Another way to arrive at this answer is to consider the fact that cells are made up of atoms, so the atoms must therefore be smaller.
2007-09-30 13:59:04 · answer #3 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cell is made up of atoms so atom is way smaller the cell.
2016-08-06 03:04:46 · answer #4 · answered by Shyamala 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Atom......cells are made of Atoms
2007-09-30 14:01:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
atoms are smaller took a class bout dis 2 yers ago lol yes im in 6th grade
2007-09-30 14:31:52 · answer #6 · answered by ☻an♪elmo☻fan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
atoms are incredibly small. atoms make up cells, so therefore must be smaller.
2007-10-01 08:20:15 · answer #7 · answered by Smumph45 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An atom. A cell is bigger.
2007-09-30 13:57:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
atom
2007-09-30 14:02:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
atom
2007-09-30 14:02:25 · answer #10 · answered by gouda1988 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋