Prokaryotic Flashcards
Protector
cell wall
maintains the cell’s shape
cell wall
protection from mechanical injury
cell wall
Gate keeper
gate keeper
controls the flow of substances
plasma membrane
responsiveness to food molecules
plasma membrane
participates in the transport of materials towards the cystoplask
mesosome
invagination of the plasma membrane
mesosome
keeper of the genes
nucleoid
participates in the transport of materials towards to the cytoplasm
nucleoid
circular dna
plasmids
may contain antibiotic resistant genes
plasmids
Hair like extensions
fimbriae/pili
attachment to food sources and host tissues; conjugation
fimbriae/pili
whip
flagella
movement
flagella
flotation
gas vacuoles
gives buoyancy for floating in aquatic environmemts
gas vacuoles
reserved food
inclusion bodies
food storage
inclusion bodies
survivor
endospore
survival under harsh conditions
endospore
slippery surface
capsules and slime layers
resistance to phagocytosis
capsules and slime layers
adherence to surfaces
capsules and slime layers