Prokaryotes

Question 1

What are Prokaryotes?

Answer 1

organisms that lack a membrane bound nucleus

Question 2

Prokaryotes mean

Answer 2

before a nucleus

Question 3

Prokayotes include

Answer 3

bacteria and archea

Question 4

Prokaryotic cell is surrounded by

Answer 4

plasma membrane and a cell wall

Question 5

Function of cell wall

Answer 5

prevents a prokaryote from bursting or collapsing due to fluctuations in the amount of fluid inside the cell.

Question 6

Capsule

Answer 6

additional cover of glycocalyx

Question 7

Glycocalyx

Answer 7

a layer of polysachhrides

Question 8

S layer

Answer 8

in parasitic form of bacteria, Slayer help protect the cell from host defenses

Question 9

Flagella

Answer 9

means of movement

Question 10

Fimbriae

Answer 10

short, bristle like fibres used to adhere to surfaces

Question 11

Nucleoid

Answer 11

dense area where a single chromosome consisting of circular strand of DNA is found.

Question 12

Plasmids

Answer 12

accessory rings of DNA called plasmid, which contain genes for antibiotic resistance, production of toxins and degradation of chemicals

Question 13

Prokaryotic ribosomes

Answer 13

carry out protein synthesis and are smaller than eukaryotic ribosomes.

Question 14

Binary fission

Answer 14

asexual means of reproduction in prokaryotes, one cell divides into two cells