Function Flashcards
1
Q
Attachment to surfaces
Genetic transfer
A
Pili
2
Q
Motility
A
Flagella
3
Q
Buffer to environment Attachment to surfaces
A
Glycocalyx
4
Q
Cell protection
Shape determination
Cell lysis prevention
A
Cell wall
5
Q
Cell boundary
Transport into/out of cell
Site of enzymatic reactions
A
Bacterial/Archaeal Cell membrane
6
Q
Site of essential genes
A
Nucleoid
7
Q
Site of nonessential genes
A
Plasmids
8
Q
Protein synthesis
A
Ribosomes
9
Q
Carbon dioxide fixation
Retention of volatile or toxic metabolites
A
Microcompartments
10
Q
Nutrient storage
A
Inclusions
11
Q
Storage of polyphosphate and calcium ions
A
Metachromatic granules
12
Q
Buoyancy
A
Gas vesicles
13
Q
Cell orientation
A
Magnetosome habitat
14
Q
Cell division, chromosomal segregation, cell shape
A
Cytoskeleton
