Cells Flashcards
Plasma Membrane
Separates the interior from the outside.
Cytoplasm
A gel like fluid. It’s a platform that allows organelles to operate in the cell.
Prokaryotic
Nucleoid
Contains most of the genetic material.
Prokaryotic
Cell Wall
Maintains cell shape, protects cell interior, and prevents bursting from water.
Prokaryotic
Capsule
Sticky outermost layer usually made up of polysaccharides. Helps prokaryotes cling to eachother and many surfaces in their environment, and helps prevent from drying out.
Prokaryotic
Pathogenic
Capable of causing a disease
Prokaryotic
Streak
A technique use to isolate a pure strain from a single species of microorganism, like bacteria
Prokaryotic
Colony
A group of bacteria and fungi grown on a solid agar medium
Prokaryotic
Morphology
The science of form and structure of organism
Prokaryotic
Antibiotics
A drug used to treat infection caused by bacteria
Prokaryotic
Cyanobacteria
Is a bacteria that grow in colonies and they steal the oxygen and nutrients if other organisms need to live. They can do photosynthesis.
Eukaryotic
Nucleus
Protects/store DNA and the cell’s control center.
Eukaryotic
Cell wall
Protects cell, provides structural support, and gives shape to cell.
Eukaryotic
Chloroplasts
Convert light into chemical energy by photosynthesis
Eukaryotic
Amyloplast
Starch storage and synthesis
