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Structures In Prokaryotes Flashcards

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Plasma membrane

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Controls entry/exit;pumps in and out

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Cell wall

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Protects cell. Maintains shape. Made of peptidoglycan.

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Cytoplasm

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Mostly water with 70s ribosomes, enzymes; carries our chemical functions

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70s ribosomes

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Synthesize proteins

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Nucleoid

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Region of cytoplasm containing generic material; DNA is circular and naked, stains less densely because of limited proteins

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Pili

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Protein filaments extending from cell wall. Used for adhesion.

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Flagella

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Structure for propulsion, embedded in cell wall; helix shape

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