As we know that there are seven fundamental SI units which are used to fine derived units. These are as follows:
1). Mass - Kilogram
2). Length - meter
3). Time - Seconds
4). Electric Current - Ampere
5). Amount of substance - Moles
6). Intensity of light - Candela
7). Temperature - Kelvin
The metric system uses three main units for measuring:
length in meters (m)
mass in kilograms (kg)
volume in cubic meters
Thus a quantity of water is measured in units of volume , the length of a leaf is measured in units of length meter (m) and the mass of a small stone in kilogram (kg).
For a quantity of water, milliliters (mL) are used For the length of a leaf centimeters or millimeters (cm; mm) are used For the mass of a small stone, gram (g) are used.