Which of these is expected to be SMALLEST?
a) Bacteriophage M13, a virus
b) Chilomastix mesnili, a unicellular eukaryote
c) Methanobrevibacter smithii, an archaean prokaryote
d) Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a bacterial prokaryote
Answer is a) Bacteriophage M13, a virus (A virus is roughly 100x smaller than a prokaryotic cell )
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