Microorganisms Flashcards
1
Q
What products can cells produce?
A
Enzymes, alcohol, therapeutic proteins, food additives, and chemicals
2
Q
What types of microorganisms are prokaryotic?
A
Bacteria and Archaea
3
Q
What are general features of a prokaryotic cell?
A
Cell wall, nucleoid, plasmids, vesicles
4
Q
What is the dominate substance inside the plasma membrane?
A
Cytoplasm
5
Q
What are plasmids?
A
Small, circular DNA stands that contain genes and can replicate independently. Found in Prokaryotic cells.
6
Q
What are features of Eukaryotic cells?
A
Less rigid cell wall, nucleus, nuclear membrane, endoplasmic membrane, mitochondria
7
Q
What do the endoplasmic membrane and ribosomes help to do?
A
Make and shape proteins
