Chapter 1.3 Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell Flashcards
What is a prokaryotic cell?
A prokaryotic cell is a bacteria.
What are examples of eukaryotic cells?
Animal and plant cells.
What does a prokaryotic cell consist of?
- Cell membrane
- Slime capsule
- Cell wall
- Plasmids
- Flagella
- Cytoplasm
- Genetic material
What is the function of the plasmids?
An additional circular piece of DNA called a plasmid, used to transfer genetic material from one cell to another.
what is the function of the slime capsule?
The slime capsule can protect cells from engulfment by eukaryotic cells, such as macrophages(a type of white blood cell).
What is the function of the flagella?
These can rotate or move in a whip-like motion to move the bacterium.
What is the function of the genetic material?
Contains genetic material which the instructions that cells use to make proteins. Controls the cell’s activities. Its structure is permeable to some substances but not to others. It, therefore, controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell.
