The story for kids
Now we've shrunk even more, and we've reached the world of bacteria. Bacteria are some of the tiniest living things. Look, they're swimming to the yellow grains of sugar and eating them. And when they're full, they split in two. Watch out! Viruses live here too.
Facts
- Bacteria are among the tiniest living things.
- They eat grains of sugar and split in two.
- Look, sometimes a tiny virus attacks a bacterium.
Numbers
- The bacterium
- ~0.002 mm
- Magnification
- ×10 000