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  2. Prochlorococcus - Wikipedia

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    Marine cyanobacteria are to date the smallest known photosynthetic organisms; Prochlorococcus is the smallest at just 0.5 to 0.7 micrometres in diameter. [11] [2] The coccoid shaped cells are non-motile and free-living. Their small size and large surface-area-to-volume ratio, gives them an advantage in

  3. Thomson problem - Wikipedia

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    Configurations of smallest known energy [ edit ] In the following table [ citation needed ] N {\displaystyle N} is the number of points (charges) in a configuration, U Thom {\displaystyle U_{\textrm {Thom}}} is the energy, the symmetry type is given in Schönflies notation (see Point groups in three dimensions ), and r i {\displaystyle r_{i ...

  4. Smallest organisms - Wikipedia

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    With a mass of approximately 1.95 grams (0.069 oz) and a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 inches), the bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is the smallest known dinosaur as well as the smallest bird species, and the smallest warm-blooded vertebrate. Called the zunzuncito in its native habitat on Cuba, it is lighter than a Canadian or U.S. penny.

  5. Cyanobacteria - Wikipedia

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    Marine cyanobacteria include the smallest known photosynthetic organisms. The smallest of all, Prochlorococcus, is just 0.5 to 0.8 micrometres across. [48] In terms of numbers of individuals, Prochlorococcus is possibly the most plentiful genus on Earth: a single millilitre of surface seawater can contain 100,000 cells of this genus or more.

  6. Photosynthetic efficiency - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, the photovoltaic panels would produce electricity, which is a high-quality form of energy, whereas converting the biodiesel into mechanical energy entails the loss of a large portion of the energy. On the other hand, a liquid fuel is much more convenient for a vehicle than electricity, which has to be stored in heavy, expensive ...

  7. Minimal genome - Wikipedia

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    The smallest known mitochondrial genome is that of Plasmodium falciparum, with a genome size of 6kb containing three protein-coding genes and a few rRNA genes. (On the other hand, the largest known mitochondrial genome is 490kb. [18]) Genomes nearly as small can be found in related apicomplexans as well. [19]

  8. Nanoarchaeum equitans - Wikipedia

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    The cell most likely obtains these biomolecules from Ignicoccus. In particular, N. equitans lacks all of the genes that encode purine nucleotide biosynthesis in other organisms. [ 3 ] However, unlike many parasitic microbes, Nanoarchaeum has many DNA repair enzymes, as well as everything necessary to carry out DNA replication , transcription ...

  9. Biomass (ecology) - Wikipedia

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    Marine cyanobacteria include the smallest known photosynthetic organisms. The smallest of all, Prochlorococcus , is just 0.5 to 0.8 micrometres across. [ 16 ] In terms of individual numbers, Prochlorococcus is possibly the most plentiful species on Earth: a single millilitre of surface seawater can contain 100,000 cells or more.