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The smallest unit of measured length marked on a 300mm rule is 1mm.
Heredity is the passing of traits to offspring (from its parent or ancestors).That being said, the smallest unit of Heredity is a gene, because a gene is the smallest unit capable of conveying a genetic message. Technically the smallest unit of heredity is a cistron, but that's essentially the same as a gene.I would have said a nucleotide, but a single nucleotide can't convey a hereditary message.
Units of measurement aren't made up of anything. The smallest unit of measurement is the Plank unit - 10^-35m. The smallest sub atomic particle is a Neutrino, and it is made up of, a Neutrino!
cell
The basic, smallest unit of life, is the cell.
A metric prefix or SI prefix is a unit prefix that precedes a basic unit of measure to indicate a decadic multiple or fraction of the unit. The various prefix unit are kilo , hecto,deca,deci.
The prefix, deca, represents a multiple of the basic unit.
It indicates 10-12 of a unit.
Because they indicate the relationship of the unit to the base unit
The prefix "milli-" represents the smallest value, which is one thousandth of the base unit. It is denoted by the symbol "m" in the International System of Units (SI).
The prefix "kilo-" indicates the largest part of a unit. For example, 1 kilogram is equal to 1000 grams.
Morphemes carry meaning, yes. Phonemes do not.
The prefix 'deci' is used to indicate one tenth the value of the unit.
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There is no such thing as smallest unit in the metric system. For example, the official prefix for the smallest unit is "yocto-", which is one septillionth (10^-24). But measurements can go on to 10^-11 yoctometres which is the Planck length, the smallest measurable distance.
The metric prefix for 10 is deka-. This is similar (but different) from the metric prefix for 1/10 which is deci-
The smallest unit of life is the cell. All of life is composed of cells. This is one part of the cell theory.