Studied by 17 people
flagellum
used for locomotion/movement
ribosomes
lacks a plasma membrane
ribosomes
70S (small = 30S, large = 50S)
ribosomes
site of protein synthesis
slime capsule
only bacteria prokaryotic cells have
slime capsule
thick polysaccharide layer
slime capsule
prevents dessication (drying out)
slime capsule
prevents phagocytosis (cell eating)
cytoplasm
site of glycolysis (sugar splitting)
cytoplasm
a little bit of ATP (energy currency) is made
flagellum
the tail
ribosomes
itty bitty dots in the middle
slime capsule
outside layer
cytoplasm
empty space on the inside
cell wall
middle layer
cell wall
rigid outer covering
cell wall
made of peptidoglycan
cell wall
some prokaryotic cells have
cell wall
used for protection/prevention of lysis (cell bursting)
plasma membrane
inside layer
plasma membrane
determines what enters/exits cell
plasma membrane
selectively permeable
plasma membrane
all prokaryotic cells have
pili
hair-like projection
pili
help with bacterial conjugation
pili
help bacteria adhere to surfaces
nucleoid region
squigglies on the inside
nucleoid region
naked DNA not associated with histones
plasmid
big circles on the inside
plasmid
autonomous circular DNA
plasmid
can be transferred to other bacterial cells - horizontal gene transfer
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