functions of parts of prokaryotic cell
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flagellum
used for locomotion/movement
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ribosomes
lacks a plasma membrane
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ribosomes
70S (small = 30S, large = 50S)
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ribosomes
site of protein synthesis
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slime capsule
only bacteria prokaryotic cells have
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slime capsule
thick polysaccharide layer
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slime capsule
prevents dessication (drying out)
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slime capsule
prevents phagocytosis (cell eating)
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cytoplasm
site of glycolysis (sugar splitting)
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cytoplasm
a little bit of ATP (energy currency) is made
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flagellum
the tail
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ribosomes
itty bitty dots in the middle
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slime capsule
outside layer
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cytoplasm
empty space on the inside
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cell wall
middle layer
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cell wall
rigid outer covering
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cell wall
made of peptidoglycan
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cell wall
some prokaryotic cells have
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cell wall
used for protection/prevention of lysis (cell bursting)
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plasma membrane
inside layer
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plasma membrane
determines what enters/exits cell
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plasma membrane
selectively permeable
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plasma membrane
all prokaryotic cells have
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pili
hair-like projection
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pili
help with bacterial conjugation
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pili
help bacteria adhere to surfaces
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nucleoid region
squigglies on the inside
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nucleoid region
naked DNA not associated with histones
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plasmid
big circles on the inside
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plasmid
autonomous circular DNA
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plasmid
can be transferred to other bacterial cells - horizontal gene transfer
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