The story for kids
Now we've gone inside a cell. Our whole body is made of cells like this one. The big ball in the middle is the nucleus, and inside it is DNA, the twisted ladder. All around are tiny parts, and each one does its own job, like in a little factory.
Facts
- Our body is made of billions of cells.
- Inside a cell there are tiny parts, and each one does its own job.
- In the centre is the nucleus, where the DNA, the cell's "instruction book", is kept.
Numbers
- The cell
- ~0.01–0.03 mm
- Magnification
- ×10 000