Prokaryotic Cells Flashcards
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What are Prokaryotic Cells?
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Usually smaller than Eukaryotic.
Bacteria
2
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State where the DNA is
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Circular DNA which floats freely in the Cytoplasm.
Circular DNA presents as one long coiled strand.
3
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What are Plasmids?
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Small loops of DNA separated from main DNA molecule.
4
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What is Flagellum?
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Long hair like structure that rotates enabling the cell to move.
5
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What is Capsule?
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Made up of Polysaccharides.
- Helps protect bacteria from attack by immune cells.
- Helps organicism to attach to surfaces
- Helps protect cell from drying out.
6
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Describe Virus
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Acellula. Not dead or alive.
They are nucleic acids surrounded by proteins. Smaller than bacteria. No plasma membrane, no ribosomes.
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