3.6 Prokaryotic Cells Flashcards
What is the flagellum used for?
Movement
What is the shape of the nucleus in a bacteria?
A loop
What are the layers on a bacteria?
Plasma membrane ,cell wall, capsule
What is the capsules purpose?
To keep the cell slimy
What is the plasmid?
A circular piece of DNA with antibiotic resistant genes in it
What are the pilus used for?
Movement
What is the point of the attachment proteins on a virus?
To attach onto a host cell
What is a virus’s DNA/RNA enclosed in
A protein coat called a capsid
What is the whole virus cell enclosed in?
A lipid envelope
What does a viruses reverse transcriptase do?
Turns RNA to DNA, so the virus can insert RNA into the hosts, cell in order to replicate
What size are ribosome in prokaryotic cells?
70S