2: Prokaryotic

Question 1

Where can prokaryotic be found?

Answer 1

Bacteria and archaea

Question 2

What is gram positive and vegan negative

Answer 2

When stained with gram stain, positive take up stain and look purple due to a thick outer layer of peptidogylcan which absorbs the stain. Negative cell wall lies between the two membranes and protects bactiers from several antibiotics

Question 3

What is a nucleoid

Answer 3

Areas of cell containing DNA. Not surrounded by a membrane, DNA contains instructions for protein synthesis

Question 4

What are plasmids

Answer 4

Small circular DNAmolecules that contain information for the protein synthesis of a substance bag provides, eg, resistance against antibiotics etc. Plasmids can be transferred from one cell to another

Question 5

What are ribosomes

Answer 5

The site of protein synthesis t

Question 6

What is a cell wall

Answer 6

Supports the cell and prevents bursting