Prokaryotic Cell Internal Structures II

Question 1

What cell structure is common to both Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic organisms?

Answer 1

Ribosomes

Question 2

Where does protein synthesis occur within a cell?

Answer 2

Ribosomes

Question 3

Ribosomes have two subunits which contain what?

Answer 3

Protein and rRNA

Question 4

Prokaryotes differ from Eukaryotes in that they have a different number of proteins and rRNA particles within their ribosomes. These differences make the ribosome a good target for what?

Answer 4

Antimicrobial Agents

Question 5

What is an Endospore?

Answer 5

A resting structure formed by some bacteria when in an inhospitable environment.

Question 6

Are Endospores reproductive?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

The process of endospore formation is called what?

Answer 7

Sporulation or Sporogenesis

Question 8

What are the most common spore-formers?

Answer 8

Bacillus and Clostridium

Question 9

The process of returning an endospore back to its vegetative state

Answer 9

Germination or Exsporulation