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By convention, the microscopic scale also includes classes of objects that are most commonly too small to see but of which some members are large enough to be observed with the eye. Such groups include the Cladocera, planktonic green algae of which Volvox is readily observable, and the protozoa of which stentor can be easily seen without aid. The submicroscopic scale similarly includes objects that are too small to see even with any optical microscope.

Microscopic units and measurements are used to classify and describe very small objects. One common microscopic length scale unit is the Micrometer (oi) - one millionth of 1 meter.

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