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16 Cards in this Set
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Flagellum (define) |
Long hair like structure |
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Plasmids (define) |
Small circular DNA loop |
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Mesosomes (define) |
Sections of the cell membrane that have folded inwards |
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Capsule (define) |
Secreted Slime |
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Pilli (define) |
Short hair like structures |
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Cell wall (define) |
Made of peptidoglycan (a glycoprotein) |
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What is contained within the cytoplasm of a prokaryotic cell? (Comparison to eukaryotic) |
- No membrane bound organelles - smaller ribosomes (70S ribosome) compared to eukaryotic cells (80S ribosome) |
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Flagellum (function) |
(Rotates to allow) movement of cell |
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Plasmids (function) |
Contains genes for antibiotic resistance |
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Mesosme (function) |
Play an important role in various cellular processes |
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Capsule (function) |
Protects the cell from attacks by cells of the immune system |
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Pilli (function) |
- allows bacteria to attach to other cells - transferring DNA across cells |
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Cell wall (function) |
Supports cell structure (prevents it from changing shape) |
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Cell membrane (function) |
Controls the movement of substances into & out of the cell |
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Cytoplasm (function) |
Involved in metabolic processes |
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DNA (structure) |
X membrane bound, free floating in the cytoplasm Circular DNA, present as one long coiled up strand X attached to histone proteins |
