Bacteria

Single cell

________ can form a bacterial colony in less than a day.

Cell walls

________ contain peptidoglycan cross- linked by polypeptides.

Nucleoid

________: region where tightly packed bacterial chromosome found.

Inclusions

________: aggregates of various compounds that are normally involved in storing energy reserves or building blocks for the cell.

Ribosomes

________: consist of RNA plus protein: sites of protein synthesis.

Plasmids

________ may replicate independently of the bacterial chromosome.

Episome

________: plasmid that can integrate into bacterial chromosome.

Fertility plasmids

________ (F factors): allow a bacteria to mate.

Bacterial chromosome

________: where genes of bacteria are found.

Plasmids

________: small, circular pieces of DNA that exist independently of the bacterial chromosome.

Bacterial chromosome

where genes of bacteria are found

Nucleoid

region where tightly packed bacterial chromosome found

Plasmids

small, circular pieces of DNA that exist independently of the bacterial chromosome

Episome

plasmid that can integrate into bacterial chromosome

Resistance plasmids (R factors)

confer resistance against antibiotics and other types of toxins

Degradative plasmids

enable the bacterium to digest and utilize an unusual substance

Col-plasmids

encode colicines, which are proteins that kill other bacteria

Virulence plasmids

turn a bacterium into a pathogenic strain

Fertility plasmids (F factors)

allow a bacteria to mate

Reproduce by  binary fission

NOT mitosis

Inclusions

aggregates of various compounds that are normally involved in storing energy reserves or building blocks for the cell