BACTERIA CELL Flashcards
____, ______, and _____ consist the Cell Envelope
- capsule
- cell wall
- plasma membrane
well-defined structure of polysaccharide surrounding a bacterial cell external to
the cell wall
CAPSULE
protects bacteria from phagocytosis & plays a role in bacterial adherence
CAPSULE
Gram positive is ____ in color
purple
confers osmotic protection & Gram-staining characteristics
CAPSULE
portion external to the plasma membrane & internal to capsule
CAPSULE
Gram negative is _____ in color
red
Thin peptidoglycan with little cross linkage and phospholipid membrane
Gran Negative
Highly cross-linked and thick cell walls; no outer membrane
Gram positive
Phospholipid Bilayer which contains lipids, enzymes, and penicillin-binding proteins
Plasma Membrane
Plasma Membrane is a phospholipid Bilayer which contains:
Lipids
enzymes
Penicillin-binding proteins
Bacteria cells fused in pairs, is known as ________
DIPLOPOXIDE
Coccus/ Cocci is a ___ in shape
ROUND
membrane bound proteins & RNA engaged in protein biosynthesis
Ribosomes
irregularly shaped region not bound by a membrane which contains genetic information
Nucleoid